A line of allied countries are giving Ukraine support - opinion

 

Europe and the United States are giving military aid to Ukraine.  Russia sees this as a military implication against their ongoing exercise to free the Ukrainian people from oppression?  The war is not only physical it is rhetorical.  Words that no one will accept under threat of prolonged Russian jail time remain unspoken while Russian troops wage war against civilians and the brave resistance of key Ukrainian cities. 

How long will Putin allow his solders to wage a near aggressive stalemate battle while keeping thousands of civilian non combatants hostage?  What will be the end to the war, and who pays the heaviest price for peace - clearly it is the people of Ukraine.  The one man show of strength continues to wear heavy on the Russian people and all those who support Putin's opposition, or at least those that intend to.  We can not give into the fear that a proxy war will be anything more than a desperate struggle by brave people for their own hard won sovereignty. When power is overcome by more than neighbor nations, but by the people who are under the grips of a man who can succeed without dire consequences then the war will be over.