Ukraine should heed the main lesson of the Israel/Gaza ceasefire: Europe is not prepared for an all-out fight to defend its allies, or even itself, when they are threatened.
A sovereign democracy is invaded, its citizens murdered, abducted, and raped. After many months of bloody fighting, its main ally, the United States, says it must have a ceasefire, even though its enemy is still threatening to vanquish it, and it will take away U.S. military support if it does not agree to a ceasefire deal.
How do European leaders respond? Do they embrace the leader of the invaded country? Do they offer to turn their economies upside down to compensate for loss of U.S. support? Do they offer ‘boots on the ground’ to help protect the invaded state? In the case of Ukraine, many have, but Israel is a quite different story.
