Many tell us what to think. I ask my readers to be skeptical. Question me and others. 
Almost every other European nation can claim some territory held by its neighbors. After WWII, Europeans accepted that peaceful cooperation is more beneficial to all than endless wars over this or that scrap of land. It worked until Russia decided to move the border by starting the war with Ukraine. For Europe, this war is a test of the fragile peace after 1945. If Russia gains one square inch of Ukrainian territory by war, other Putin-alike politicians will pop up in Europe and start wars. It is not about Ukraine or NATO. It is about peace in Europe. To keep it, Europe needs to push Russia out of Ukraine. For peace to endure, the world needs to send a clear message: wars do not pay.
