Yes, it’s a free lunch from the “western” perspective, unfortunately sponsored by the blood and suffering of Ukrainian men, women, and children. It’s awful, and

Yes, it’s a free lunch from the “western” perspective, unfortunately sponsored by the blood and suffering of Ukrainian men, women, and children. It’s awful, and the incentives of Ukraines allies are to draw the conflict out as long as possible, squeezing the last of the juice from the Russian potato. I dearly hope that Europe and the American people will be generous and invest heavily in Ukrainian reconstruction, welcome them into NATO, and help them to prosper from the incredible military legacy they are building with the blood of their people. One thing that seems sure, the west will keep spoon feeding weapons in only as fast as Russian assets are destroyed. Every bullet costs a spoonful of Ukrainian blood, I only hope that the eventual victory will be worthwhile.