Ukraine won time for the West to prepare for war with the Russian Federation. Europe did not take advantage of it - The Times

Ukraine won time for the West to prepare for war, but Europe did not take advantage of it and is "scandalously poorly" prepared for a possible russian invasion. And Putin knows it. If the russian Federation leads Ukraine to a dead end, the russian troops will be ready for a new invasion in two years, or maybe less, - writes columnist Edward Lucas in The Times column.

Lucas noted that the russian Federation is already attacking the West, in particular by carrying out sabotage. In some places, the officials and the respective companies "keep quiet" about such incidents, which leads to even more chaos.