'What does victory look like in Ukraine?' writes johnfeffer. 'And have we already lost the right to even consider what a victory over climate change might be?'
from overdose in 2021). Even as the COVID mortality rates decline, the disease will remain endemic as the deadly background static to our lives.The Russian government celebrated its victory over Nazi Germany this week by parading soldiers through the center of Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech defending his invasion of Ukraine by connecting it to the battle against the Nazis 80 years ago.
The Kremlin may well redefine “victory” to connote a “frozen conflict” like the ones in Georgia and Moldova. There, Russia has managed to diminish the sovereignty and geopolitical maneuverability of two countries by supporting secession movements within their territories. It is now in the process of applying this model to Ukraine.
Given all the horrors that have taken place so far in the Ukraine war, it’s hard to talk of “victory” in any absolute sense. Russian troops out and an end to the killing on the one hand and Ukrainian neutrality on the other might be the closest thing to a viable compromise that negotiators can achieve at this point. Both sides will have sustained considerable death and economic damage. There’s no victory in that.Humans have long waged a war of conquest against this planet.
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