Commentary Ukraine’s heroic resistance to Russia’s invasion has created several facts on the ground that affect immediate combat operations and shape nascent ceasefire/peace negotiations. The facts also affect the next five decades of world history, for they indicate we are witnessing the birth of a new warrior state of the type that knows defending democratic sovereignty is worth the blood, sweat, tears, fighting and dying. First, the facts on the ground. Ukraine has denied Russia a blitzkrieg “regime change” victory. Russian President Vladimir Putin expected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to either flee or be assassinated, Kyiv to fall quickly and Ukraine to surrender. Zelenskyy is still on the planet, leading Ukraine, motivating NATO, and amazing the world. Live or die, he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for defending democratic sovereignty against imperialist tyranny. After a month of combat, Ukraine still has more than what military historians call an “army in …
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