What awaits the USA and Europe in case of loss and complete occupation of Ukraine - ISW

The article highlights how helping Ukraine to defeat Russia is lower in cost compared to allowing Russia to win, in terms of military and economical factors:

- the cost of the consequences (refugee crisis)

- the military spending needed for defending and deterrence of the NATO borders from Russian bases and air defense systems located on the border with Poland.

- the lost benefits from a strong western-oriented Ukrainian economy.

(and this does not even discuss the cost in human suffering)

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