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Putin's IBS

has published an article in that, as she says herself, is different from most recent articles about .

She excitedly describes the drone factories and other military facilities she saw in and notes how much they evolved since last year.

calls on the West to support 's military production. That, in her opinion, is one of the components of a victory.

The other components: a shift of thinking in the West. Western leaders spend far too much time worrying about red lines and toying with the idea of "land for peace." However, as Ms. explains that these suggestions mean nothing if doesn't agree to them - and has no intentions to stop the war. The two ways can stop the war are either depleting its resources completely or

"when they finally understand that ’s alliances are real, that will not surrender, and that cannot win. Just as the decided in the early 20th century that was not and the decided in 1962 that is not , so must the come to accept that is not ."

The alternative: it is often said that dictatorial regimes will strengthen if loses.

But actually, the "" already keeps getting stronger during this war: 's cooperation with and is blooming, and there are reports that is building a drone factory in .

Ms. concludes with: "The democratic world remains wealthier and more dynamic than the autocratic world. To stay that way, and its Western allies have to persuade to stop fighting. We have to win this war."

Amen.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · The Only Way the Ukraine War Can EndBy Anne Applebaum