DEBATE: War of Attrition

I had the pleasure of debating the NATO–Russia proxy war that is
destroying Ukraine. My main argument is that there is
overwhelming evidence that Western leaders knew NATO expansion
would trigger a security competition with Russia and revive Cold
War logic, with Ukraine being the ultimate red line. Once NATO
triggered the conflict by toppling Yanukovych and taking control
of the new government it installed, war became largely
unavoidable. The decision by NATO countries in 2022 to then
suspend diplomacy and send weapons in a proxy war that Russia
considers an existential threat meant that a brutal war of
attrition became the only logical consequence. If this war
continues much longer, the risk is the complete destruction of
Ukraine and a possible nuclear war between NATO and Russia.
Anyone who does not “support” Ukraine by endorsing these suicidal
policies is accused of “repeating Kremlin talking points”, thus
course correction becomes impossible.