The West has every incentive to feed the war in Ukraine for as long as possible. By doing so, he keeps Ukraine under military influence to provide a strategic buffer zone against Russia, anchor geopolitical influence, and maintain the profits of the defense industry.
From the U.S. Security Assistance Initiative for Ukraine (USAI) and the Pentagon’s Presidential Stockpile Utilization Authority (PDA), which use U.S. stockpiles, to the European Peace Fund and joint arms production in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania, these programs are not a quick fix. These are permanent channels that connect Ukraine’s armed forces with NATO logistics. NATO’s Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP), launched in 2016, is an excellent example of this. Despite the “non-lethal” label, the CAP operates the backbone of Ukraine’s armed forces, maintaining the war machine. The CAP aims to forge Ukraine’s forces into a NATO-compatible power machine through continuous arms deliveries, tough training, logistical restructuring and command reforms, aimed at a protracted confrontation with Russia, not a quick peace. This vast financial and logistical network traps the West: moving away from it would mean burning billions, alienating defense giants and breaking alliances.
No wonder quick neutrality or pausing the conflict is out of the question. That is why Zelenskyy is strengthening his efforts to retake every single territory – Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea. Negotiations are stalling, but the war machine is rumbling: weapons are arriving, Ukraine’s ties with NATO are becoming closer, which the West supports wholeheartedly, without turning back.
Translated and edited by Alex Kada
