The Challenge: Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine after Vladimir Putin despatched in a “army operation” final week.
As a scholar of historical past, it’s scary to see the Thirties play out within the 2022 (“Bloody hell,” Feb. 25).
The nations of the West, particularly america, introduced prematurely that they wouldn’t intrude with a Russian invasion.
Threatening financial sanctions may match effectively on small international locations over a time period, however not on a robust, well-prepared nation led by a brutal dictator.
It hasn’t stopped Iran, North Korea or any of the opposite sanctioned international locations from nefarious pursuits. There are at all times international locations who break sanctions.
Solely pressure, sadly, will cease individuals like Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both it’s important to bodily take away him from energy or the scene or it’s important to confront the aggressor.
There isn’t a ambiguity as to the intentions and objectives of this aggressor. He, like his hero Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler have said their objectives. We ignored him at our peril. There may be nonetheless time if we intervene now.
Samuel Mark
West Hempstead
The West must hit Russia the place it hurts: the oligarchs.
President Biden’s sanctions, whereas aggressive, don’t do sufficient to punish these energy brokers.
The oligarchs preserve most of their huge fortunes in offshore financial institution accounts, multimillion-dollar properties, large artwork collections and yachts.
The oligarchs have a symbiotic relationship with the Kremlin, and that has labored effectively for them prior to now, permitting these individuals to amass billions of {dollars}.
If these oligarchs had been to lose most of their overseas belongings, they’d put large quantities of strain on the Kremlin to cease the invasion. This strain is likely to be sufficient to finish the incursion.
Alex Slen
Clayton, Mo.
My coronary heart goes out to the Ukrainian individuals. It’s a shame that their troopers and residents are dying by the hands of this Twenty first-century Hitler.
What number of extra will die earlier than “sanctions” produce outcomes?
Dennis Zielinski
Lyndhurst, NJ
China and Russia are discovering their pursuits lining up very effectively.
They may keep out of one another’s approach. Iran will gravitate into their camp.
The Ukrainian invasion will show the primary arduous frost in an oncoming authoritarian winter.
Zephyr Dorsey
Iowa Metropolis
Right here’s a approach we will punish Putin and make this a victory: Invite Sweden and Finland into NATO. They’ve proven curiosity if Ukraine was invaded.
Additional, we should deal with the struggle in Ukraine as winnable. Even when cities fall, the nation is big and the inhabitants courageous.
Flip Ukraine into Putin’s “Spanish ulcer” — the infinite Iberian struggle that helped defeat Napoleon. You don’t win a struggle until you suppose you possibly can win — and act accordingly.
Sadly we don’t see any such dedication or imaginative and prescient from Biden. He’s passive and uninspiring.
We’d like a Winston Churchill, not a Neville Chamberlain.
David James Trapp
Forest Grove, Ore.
In a world during which the phrase “hero” is commonly misused, we’re seeing real heroes in motion as Putin’s mindless slaughter is within the technique of destroying Ukraine.
The individuals of Ukraine and protesters in Russia are boldly and bravely standing as much as Putin. Each teams know full effectively that they danger arrest, harm and loss of life for his or her braveness.
The world is watching the destruction and distress being needlessly inflicted, and there are not any efficient choices to cease it, in need of going to struggle with Russia — one thing we should not and won’t do. Putin’s army escapade is a lose-lose proposition.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
If the entire world doesn’t get collectively and cease this madman, it will likely be 1939 another time.
He who doesn’t be taught from his errors will repeat them.
Matthew Galcik
Montauk
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