There's this certain line of argument that says that the best thing to do for peace is to let Ukraine fall, or at least force them to cede occupied territory. That thinking is so ignorant of history. When a country gets expansionist and the response is timid, it just means that they're going to continue later.

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

May save some Ukrainians in the short term but they will just become front line meatshields in Russia's next war if not worse (e.g. imprisoned under false pretences and / or enslaved).

Ukraine knows this so they're essentially a cornered animal fighting its predator. Russia is taking a huge gamble and losing.