OPINION:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the attendant destruction, deaths and war crimes against humanity have all dramatically changed the status of our world. They serve as a wakeup call for the rest of Europe to be ready to confront Russia.
We are faced with a Russian devil who launches missiles to indiscriminately kill civilians and destroy civilian property. Ukraine needs the capability to destroy Russian missile-launching sites.
Europe still remembers the murders, destruction and subjugation of World War II, and history is now repeating itself in Ukraine. NATO countries have to vastly increase their militaries, both defensively and offensively, to thwart Russia. Tactical nuclear missile systems should be deployed within NATO countries. The addition of Sweden and Finland to NATO will give the organization strategic presence in the north.
Economic sanctions against Russia must be maintained for years to drive the Russian economy into a depression. This will hurt the civilian population, but it is necessary to deprive the Russian military of funding and hopefully significantly degrade it over time.
Furthermore, Russia must pay trillions of dollars in war reparations to rebuild Ukraine. The Russian devil and other Russian members of the Russian oligarchy should be considered pariahs by the world for years to come, and Russian embassies should be reduced to skeleton staffs.
We should all contribute what we can to Ukrainian relief agencies.
DONALD MOSKOWITZ
Londonderry, New Hampshire
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