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This summary is based on the article “Tragedy of the West: Sacrificing Ukraine and the Rules Based Order.”
The article argues that Russia’s war on Ukraine is not simply a regional conflict. It is part of a broader assault on the global liberal order in which Moscow uses energy blackmail, corruption, propaganda, organized crime, hybrid warfare, and terrorism to undermine democracy and Western security across Europe.
The authors warn that by failing to respond with the seriousness the threat demands, particularly as some Western leaders now consider a peace framework that would force Ukraine into surrender, the West risks legitimizing aggression, rewarding the aggressor, and weakening long standing international norms.
They emphasize that Ukraine now stands as the final frontline defender of global freedom, human dignity, and international law.
As a result, the authors call for a decisive Western strategy that includes maximal sanctions, the seizure of Russian assets, the supply of long range weapons, the prosecution of war criminals, full support for Ukrainian sovereignty, and the possibility of direct European military involvement to protect civilians and infrastructure.
In essence, the article warns that this is not merely a war over territory. It is a test of whether the rules, rights, and freedoms that define the post war international order will endure.