Don t Go Wobbly on Ukraine Now – WSJ

As NATO meets, the temptation in Brussels will be to look for a way out of the war. The Washington Post is filled with reports, clearly informed by U.S. officials, fretting that Mr. Zelensky doesn t seem to have an end game for the war. The risk as the conflict continues is that the will of Team Biden and NATO will flag and at some point they will pressure Ukraine to settle.

That s exactly the wrong message to send to Ukraine and Russia, and the NATO leaders should signal the opposite this week. The top priority is escalating weapons shipments to Kyiv, especially air defenses against Russia s long-range missiles and high-altitude aircraft. Ukraine also needs more Turkish drones that have been effective against Russian tanks and artillery.

The leaders should also banish talk of giving Mr. Putin an exit ramp other than complete withdrawal from Ukraine. He can take that exit at any time. But if he refuses, then the Western goal should be to inflict as much pain as possible on Russia as a lesson to Mr. Putin and any other country that might try to conquer its neighbors.

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But how do we stiffen Team Biden’s resolve?