cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/45694113
Not that CNN is a good source, the reason I posted the CNN link is because it is indicative that CNN is concluding this publicly and emphatically. It shows the calculus of US mainstream media is changing towards Ukraine, which is not something it has really done for quite awhile.
Starting a war isn’t good, but now that Russia has started it, it’s important for Ukraine to continue receiving support to regain its territory and assert its territorial integrity, or Russia will inevitably start another war to take more. Allowing Russia to keep any of Ukraine’s territory is a tacit acceptance of its geopolitical tactics.