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Updated: April 20, 2026 @ 6:46 pm
Editor,
Susanne Thiel complains that “the U.S. government is ... spending money it does not have” (Daily Journal, March 6). In general I agree. But I disagree about the example Ms. Thiel gave: support of Ukraine “in a war situation.” How would Ms. Thiel like if somebody beat her, robbed and tried to kill? But this is what Russia has been doing to Ukraine, since Feb. 24, 2022. Ukraine is much smaller and weaker country than Russia but it keeps surprisingly strong.
It is unlikely any third country will join Ukraine in its fight, but the world must give brave Ukrainian soldiers all available modern weapon to fight back. And on the other hand, the world must make the life of the aggressor as hard as possible. This all can cost us money. But life is not only about money. It is also about justice.
And hopefully some day Russia will pay back, not only Ukraine, but also countries who now spend money to support Ukraine.
Yevgeniy Lysyy
Palo Alto
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(7) comments
Unfortunately, Yevgeniy, Ukraine is responsible for their predicament. It’s akin to someone poking a sleeping bear and then hoping that when the bear responds, others will bail you out of your bad decision to instigate. Unfortunately, you’re still alone because other nations realize there are a few bears in reserve that will go nuclear if bullied enough. Meanwhile, we have to wonder where all this money and weapons are going because based on current events it’s not going to the front.
Your letter is excellent. Russia's attack on Ukraine is an abomination and the western world has a lot a stake over it's outcome. The bravey of the Ukrainian people and soldiers should be supported be supported in every way by free countries throughout the world. Putin is a war criminal who attacks families and should be arrested and tried at the first opportunity.
I disagree Ed, the Ukrainian people are pawns for the multinationals and the false pride exhibited by that marionette in a green tee shirt. This was a a preventable war if the NATO alliance under the superb leadership of lame brain Biden had not pushed Putin into a corner. That does not excuse Putin, he is a war criminal, no doubt. But, Ukraine was not and still is not a democracy. Why do you think the reluctance of others in Europe to get fully committed? They know and that is why we should pull out. I pity the poor Ukrainians as many Germans had to deal with under Hitler. Remember that WWII could have been prevented had the pre-Churchill Brits and the French not sat on their hands. History seems to repeat itself.
On this we can agree, Ed! So glad to find common ground. Supporting the bravery of the Ukrainian people to defend their country is not only the moral thing to do, it is the smart thing to do, because it does not benefit anyone to let tyrants succeed in invading peaceful countries.
Westy - I don't think anyone is denying the braveness and fortitude of the Ukrainians. Some of us are questioning why the corrupt Ukrainian leadership, which seems totally incompetent and compromised, decided to fight a the Russian machine thinking that the US would bail them out. Zelensky over and over again refused to negotiate, again thinking he was betting on the right horse, while his population is being decimated. I, among others, feel very sorry to have such leadership getting them suffer from which they never recover. Sorry, but that is not a good reason to keep on financing such a hopeless cause unless of course you are a stockholder of the US war materiel l corporations.
That's a good restatement of Russian propaganda talking points, and Russia has used these talking points to partially justify its war against the country. Since 2014, Ukraine has moved closer to the European Union and implemented reforms in the area of the rule of law and the judiciary more broadly. This was a threat to Russia.
Not sure on what grounds you could possibly call the Ukrainian leadership incompetent, when they have successfully held off an invasion by a much larger nation for a full year. Yes, they may fail in the end, but I think they have already benefited the world by not rolling over and giving in. We saw with Hitler and Mussolini what appeasement leads to.
Glory to the Heroes!
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