Everyone wants the war to end, yet no one has a ready-made solution — perhaps there are none. We owe each other the honesty this moment demands. Anything short of Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukraine is profoundly unjust and outright dangerous, but an uncompromising pursuit of justice can also bring us to the point of no return.
Survival itself — enduring as an independent nation despite Putin’s history lectures — is already a victory for Ukraine. But the story won’t end there. Greedy states attack not because they are provoked, but because they can do so. Stopping them will take more than moral force.
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Or the EU stops being a pack of liberal cowards and puts troops in Ukraine and dares Putin to pull the trigger.
Why is the adjective "liberal" there? I'm thinking it's enough to say they're "cowards". Is being liberal relevant to the matter? Just asking.
Justice and accountability are not tokens for negotiation, say survivors in Ukraine
At the international conference hosted by Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) in Kyiv on 26 November, survivors presented their Call to Action. These demands include:
- No amnesty for war crimes
- The immediate release of all those still in Russian captivity
- The inclusion of survivors of violations committed since 2014 in the Registry of Damages. Survivors also stress that the process for applying for compensation need to be flexible, accessible and survivor-centred
- The effective and prompt implementation of Law 4067 (Bardina Law)
The Bardina Law gives survivors of conflict-related sexual violence the right to urgent interim reparation. The law came to force in June 2025 but is yet to be implemented. The pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparations for conflict-related sexual violence survivors proves that the registration process can be inclusive, transparent, credible and survivor-centred.
And don't forget that one in 10 rescued Ukrainian children sexually abused in the occupied territories.
It is important to note that Putin's Russia broke some 400 agreements in the recent decade or so, that's basically every he signed.
There is no other option than a complete defeat of Russia under Putin. Any other solution will only lead to more war in Ukraine and beyond.