"Biden’s Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine"

Negotiations would be welcome, but it is worth noting that the best time for Ukraine to negotiate was the spring of 2022, when the Russian army was on the ropes and the best possible deal could have been secured. By some reports, the United States and its NATO allies scuttled that negotiation.



Why is Biden escalating now, when it is too late? Perhaps he hopes to trap the incoming Trump administration into a quagmire. It’s also possible that, like Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger during the Vietnam War, Biden is using aggression to fend off the end of the war and create a “decent interval” between the time he leaves office and the ultimate collapse of the American effort. Both of these scenarios are deeply shameful.