Europe’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Hypocrisy

The bill has finally come due on Europe’s Ukraine strategy.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife Olena Zelenska and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Maidan Square in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called "coalition of the willing" on May 10, 2025 in Kyiv. August 22, 2025, 7:20 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Europe’s vision for ending the war in Ukraine might fairly be summed up as “peace through strength.” The question now is whether that’s anything more than a mere vision.

For years, Europe has deemed Russia’s war in Ukraine to

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