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Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Ukraine opposite Downing Street in London, England, on March 2, 2025.
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Jan Lipavsky: What is our Ukraine policy? Victory, victory at all costs

by Jan Lipavsky

As Churchill said of another war, Ukraine and the West must have "victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be." As the fifth year of Russia's war against Ukraine is poised to begin, the end still seems nowhere in sight. It is a time to reflect, and not just for Ukrainians. The West, too, and especially NATO, should finally acknowledge a truth that too many still deny — that Russia's war against Ukraine is also a war against us, against our way of life and our

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