Ivars Lasis

This was a dreadful and sleepless night in Ukraine. At least four killed and many injured people in the Kyiv region. Russia unleashed a massive barrage of dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones targeting civilian people and infrastructure. Many regions across Ukraine saw Russian strikes overnight, including Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Mykolayiv. Every explosion that shook Ukraine overnight is a direct result of Russia’s sense of impunity. Russia refuses to end the war. Instead, it continues aggression against Ukraine and supports the spread of Iran’s terror in the Middle East. In response to such actions, Moscow should not get any relief from international pressure or isolation. Appeasement never brought peace. It can only lead to the expansion of terror and war. Ukraine’s position has been and remains clear: all forms of pressure on Russia must be increased in order to counter the spread of terror in Europe, the Middle East, and other regions. The sooner we deprive the Russian war machine of its fuel, the sooner the war will end, and the sooner Moscow will lose its ability to bolster other terror regimes, including the one in Tehran.