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On the night of December 6, 2025, Moscow launched a blistering drone-and-missile onslaught on Ukraine, firing some 653 drones and 51 missiles at civilian and energy targets across 29 locations while Ukrainian air defenses fought desperately to blunt the assault. The barrage disabled off-site power at the Zaporizhzhia plant and left communities reeling even after dozens of interceptions, a reminder that Vladimir Putin is perfectly willing to weaponize winter and nuclear fear to get his way. This was not a measured military move; it was a strategic escalation aimed at breaking Ukrainian resolve and pressuring Western mediators.
Just days later, on December 8, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood before Europe and made the principled, right decision to refuse any deal that demands Ukraine cede sovereign territory, saying plainly that he cannot and will not hand over land that belongs to his people. That stance is not only moral; it’s practical — surrendering territory to Moscow would invite more aggression and signal to tyrants everywhere that conquest pays. European leaders who purport to defend freedom must stop whispering about swaps and start delivering the defensive tools that actually deter Kremlin ambitions.
While diplomats shuffled papers in Florida and envoys including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian officials, the battlefield kept speaking its brutal truth: you do not negotiate from a position of concessions while your cities burn. American involvement in talks is necessary but must be rooted in strength, not naivety; any framework that treats Ukrainian land like negotiable currency hands Putin a victory he did not win on the battlefield. U.S. negotiators should remember that the lesson of this war is simple — peace that rewards aggression is not peace, it is a detente of surrender.
Conservatives should be crystal clear: Western leaders who rush to cut deals that leave Ukraine weaker are courting disaster for the entire free world. The drone barrage was a textbook demonstration that Russia is not bargaining in good faith and that appeasement invites escalation, not stability. If our policy is to preserve liberty and deter revisionist powers, we must fund and equip durable air defenses, long-range capabilities, and the intelligence assets that keep targets away from American soil. The safety of Americans and allies depends on showing strength, not sympathy for bad-faith diplomacy.
Americans can and should support Ukraine without surrendering our strategic interests or letting global bureaucrats decide the fate of borders in backroom deals. That means Congress must step up with clear objectives: bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, sanction Russia’s energy lifelines, and deny the Kremlin the economic oxygen that fuels its war machine. It also means cutting through the media noise and demanding an honest national debate about what victory really looks like — not temporary pauses that let Putin regroup, but a lasting security arrangement that prevents future aggression.
Patriots should hold both Kyiv and Washington to high standards: Kyiv for staying united and refusing to give away its soul, and Washington for ensuring its diplomacy is backed by credible force. The world is watching whether the West can translate words into deterrence, and the answer will determine whether tyrants reckon with consequences or simply keep testing boundaries. If December’s drone onslaught teaches us anything, it is this: liberty must be defended with conviction, not clever caveats.
Now is the moment for hardworking Americans to demand clarity and courage from their leaders. Support for Ukraine is not a charity; it is an investment in a rules-based order that keeps our streets and allies safe. Stand for peace through strength, insist our diplomats bargain from a position of resolve, and refuse any surrender that would reward aggression and put future generations at risk.
