Source: The American Conservative
by Doug Bandow
“The Russia–Ukraine War continues, with Moscow making modest territorial gains while launching large-scale drone and missile strikes. President Donald Trump’s attempt to mediate a conflict in which the United States is essentially a party is stalemated, since neither combatant is prepared to make concessions necessary to end hostilities. Ukrainians suffer the most since their nation is the principal battlefield. Prodigious numbers of Russian soldiers also have died, while the economic and social disruptions from Moscow’s aggression extend across Europe and well beyond. The only good news is that Washington is not yet a formal belligerent. Yet the allure of playing globocop and smiting the evildoers remains powerful, even, apparently, among free market economists.” (07/10/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/no-the-u-s-shouldnt-maximize-its-obligations-to-ukraine/