Perspectives

A potential peace deal in Ukraine must include serious discussion about its terms and consequences. Ukraine and all of Europe are currently faced with a range of positive and negative scenarios. Cooperation from Western allies is necessary to ensure the best possible outcome.

First, Russian drones violated NATO airspace. Now, those same drones—captured and intact—are on public display in the EU, shocking visitors with their size, low cost, and Western-made components. 

To voluntarily go into a warzone is pretty nuts. Usually, you need a solid reason. Something like defending your country, your family, your way of life. These are profound, meaningful things that motivate you to break the boundaries of logic, of safety and survival, and push yourself to see and do the unthinkable.

Ukrainians continue to fight against Russia for even the slightest chance that their children might one day live in a peaceful, democratic society—that is, to have the freedom to live without fear of violence and with a future to look forward to. Because the fastest way to stop the war is to lose it. But then, there will be no peace.

Unlocking investment in Ukraine’s defense tech could open the next major frontier, forged in war and fueled by ingenuity.