Why the west risks condemning Ukraine to slow strangulation

Before war fatigue sets in further, a rethink needed to avoid a years-long conflict

Speaking at a private dinner in London recently, a senior serving British military officer argued the west had no choice but to see Ukraine as just one phase in a decade-long battle with Russia. If Ukraine wins, Russia will never accept that. If Russia wins, it will go further," he warned.

Yet in Whitehall they fear the F word" - fatigue - and worry that the west with its TikTok-attention span and bias towards instant gratification does not have the resolve for the years-long sacrifice required to defeat Russia, or even stem the military tide in the villages of eastern Ukraine.