💬 Opinion May 16, 2026 · Alexander Motyl

While Washington Looks Elsewhere, Ukraine Finds Leverage

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For much of Vladimir Putin’s genocidal war, the conventional wisdom was that Ukraine couldn’t possibly defeat mighty Russia. That wisdom is changing. Volodymyr Zelensky, once accused of having no cards to play, is quickly proving otherwise. Indeed, it may not be premature to consider what a Russian defeat would mean for Europe and the world.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign is imposing real costs on Russia. Long-range strikes are hitting oil infrastructure deep inside Russian territ

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