Kyiv needs a strategic shift in 2023 to save its citizens’ lives and spare the country further destruction by “defending forward,” taking a offensive approach to shield its citizens, but it will be hard pressed to do so without political assent from key NATO parties, especially the United States. The status quo approach favors Russia over time. How, therefore, might American and other NATO decision-makers think about accepting incremental risk in the near term versus deferring a strategy shift decision now and instead accepting future risk?

Full article here: Gabriel B Collins, “Ukraine Needs Long-Range Firepower for Victory,” Foreign Policy, 4 January 2023, https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/04/ukraine-long-range-firepower-victory/

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