Commentary
Ukraine is in the right, Russia in the wrong. Ukrainian forces have performed heroically well in resisting the invasion. It is time now to consider, however, what specific arrangements will produce a lasting peace.
It is possible to win a war and lose a war—a pyrrhic victory, in which the losses needed to win are devastating. How many more Ukrainians will suffer, be wounded, die, or leave their country forever?
It is possible to win a war but lose the peace. The Treaty of Versailles that ended the Second World War helped set the stage for even more devastating conflicts….