Escalating The War In Ukraine Is A Mistake

Joseph Grannum Reno
3 min readFeb 20, 2023

Support is one thing; a proxy war is quite another

“2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine” by Viewsridge is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Let’s get a few things out of the way before I make my argument. No, I don’t support the despot Vladimir Putin or his horrifying war. No, I’m not “parroting Russian talking points.” No, I’m not a horseshoe progressive aligning with the fascist MAGA right wing. No, I’m not denigrating the brave efforts of Ukrainians as they defend…

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