>>21471611The most important task of any state is to ensure its own survival, and when a state is fighting for its life, difficult decisions have to be made. The assault on Kiev on spring 22 shows that Russia's real motive is the complete annexation of Ukraine, and it has shown many times that it covet the land. It is also a complete fallacy to think that victory in a war comes without sacrifice. These sacrifices are being made because the alternative is that the Ukrainian people will lose their right to independence and their right to choose their own future. In the worst case, forever.
