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Russia Cannot End This War

The war in Ukraine continues – today, September 4, 2025, in open form for over three and a half years, and for eleven years in total, if you count the beginning in Donbass and the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Anyone who still hopes for an imminent end misjudges the Kremlin's logic. Russia cannot end this war. And it doesn't want to.

The reasons are complex – historical, social, economic, and ideological. They form a fatal link that forces war not only as an option, but as a permanent condition.

Soldiers Without a Way Back

Ukraine’s foreign policy is a matter for Ukrainians, not Putin

Ukraine has now been a sovereign and independent nation for over 30 years. As a sovereign and independent nation, Ukraine’s foreign policy is not a matter to be determined by Russia, the United States, or the European Union — it is a matter for Ukrainians. 

Russian leader Vladimir Putin clearly disagrees. As Ukraine pursues a policy of closer alignment with the West, its relations with Russia have deteriorated to the point of being on the brink of a full-scale war. 

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