A Savage Cost of War

The cost of the Ukraine war is just beginning to be realized and will weigh on the global economy. It needs to end. Now.

Tanks of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, on May 26, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Commentary

The chattering classes seem to have limited to two the scope of socially acceptable options for discussion on the Ukraine/Russia war: 1) to continue the war of attrition, or 2) to escalate the conflict by attacking Russia in a strategic manner, preferably with NATO engaging directly with Russian forces. So, war or more war.