By Mykola Kapitonenko — Mykola Kapitonenko Associate Professor at the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National University, Director of the Center of International Studies, co-editor at UA: Ukraine Analytica.
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Europe is not in a good place when it comes to security. The Russo-Ukrainian war has turned Europe, once the most secure continent on the planet, into a theatre of world’s largest interstate war.
The raging conflict negatively affects neighbouring counties, supply chains, transitional and economic potentials, mutual trust and multilateral cooperation. It brings about uncertainty and recessions, traumatizing societies in European countries in a variety of ways. Security tends to be defined quite broadly these days, and the war is challenging European security in every possible dimension. So, when things go this wrong, why should Europe continue supporting Ukraine?
This question has already been raised by Western politicians, scholars and experts; and it is likely to be raised more often in the future, as the Russian-Ukrainian war will continue as a protracted positional nightmare, draining lives and resources from all parties involved. Putting Ukraine’s support under question may become not only a matter of political speculations, but also of an important strategic choice. That is, fundamentally, a choice between containing Russian revisionism by supporting Ukraine; doing the same without Ukraine; and looking for a deal with Moscow.
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