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Commentary: Ukrainians will fight Russia no matter what. But this is what they need to win

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it many times: If Western military support were to falter, the Ukrainians would continue to fight. They would do it alone if need be, their backs to the wall, at a terrifying human cost. They would be in largely the same situation they were in during the first phase of Russia’s full-scale invasion. After all, the Ukrainians had to wait months ...
Ukrainian tank crews practice the evacuation of a comrade during a drill not far from the front line in the Bakhmut direction, in the Donetsk region, on Dec. 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it many times: If Western military support were to falter, the Ukrainians would continue to fight.

They would do it alone if need be, their backs to the wall, at a terrifying human cost.

They would be in largely the same situation they were in during the first phase of Russia’s full-scale invasion. After all, the Ukrainians had to wait for the United States to provide the weapons they needed. During those long months, the

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