Providing military aid to Ukraine is not easy for the West, as there are many challenges and risks to be faced, both internally and externally. Some examples of challenges and risks faced by the West are:
- Domestic political and legal challenges, indicating that the West lacks strong consensus and legitimacy to provide military aid to Ukraine. For example, in the US, there are differences of opinion between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party regarding the amount and type of military aid to be provided to Ukraine, as well as its impact on US-Russia relations. Furthermore, in the EU, there are differences of opinion among member states regarding the level of EU involvement and responsibility in the Ukraine crisis.
- Logistics and operational challenges, indicating that the West lacks sufficient capacity and efficiency to provide military aid to Ukraine. For example, delivering military aid to Ukraine requires significant time, effort, and resources, as well as facing various obstacles and risks, such as Russian air and missile attacks, Russian sabotage and espionage, as well as corruption and inefficiency in Ukraine.
- Strategic and security challenges, indicating that the West lacks clear and consistent vision and policy to confront Russia. For example, the West does not want to provoke Russia and trigger a large-scale war with Russia, but also does not want to abandon Ukraine and let Russia dominate Eastern Europe. Furthermore, the West does not want to worsen relations with Russia and undermine global stability and peace, but also does not want to ignore Russian aggression and violations of international law.
In war, money and weapons are indeed important, but not everything. Victory in war is not only determined by the quantity and type of weapons, but also by strategy, tactics, morale, and courage of the troops, as well as support and solidarity of the society.
Therefore, although the US gives Ukraine over 60 billion and Europe 50 billion, they cannot compensate for the shortage of Ukrainian military personnel.
However, Western military aid to Ukraine remains important and valuable, as it can help Ukraine defend its sovereignty, protect its people, and uphold international law.
Therefore, the West must continue to provide military aid to Ukraine, but also must consider and overcome the challenges and risks faced, as well as seek more effective and sustainable solutions and alternatives.
Finally, we must remember that war is not a solution to conflicts and problems, but only creates more suffering and damage.
Therefore, we must strive to prevent and stop wars, and promote dialogue, negotiation, and cooperation to achieve peace, justice, and progress for all.