If there is a truth to be learned from the history of global conflict, it must be that appeasement rarely brings a lasting peace when it is seen to result preferentially in concessions to the aggressor.
This excellent article brings to mind the statement by Sir Edward Grey, Britain's foreign secretary at the start of World War I: "The moral is obvious; it is that great armaments lead inevitably to war." While war is, unfortunately for Ukraine, already a reality, and correlation is not causation, and I certainly agree that Europe must prepare itself to deter and if necessary, defeat Russia should he time come, this just makes me feel that the situation will not end well.
This excellent article brings to mind the statement by Sir Edward Grey, Britain's foreign secretary at the start of World War I: "The moral is obvious; it is that great armaments lead inevitably to war." While war is, unfortunately for Ukraine, already a reality, and correlation is not causation, and I certainly agree that Europe must prepare itself to deter and if necessary, defeat Russia should he time come, this just makes me feel that the situation will not end well.