Ukraine can win, even in Crimea. And if they do, the reverberations will be felt around the world. Jeffrey Goldberg and I reported from Mikolaiv, Kherson, Odessa, Kyiv:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/counteroffensive-ukraine-zelensky-crimea/673781/

The Case for the Total Liberation of Ukraine

The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good.

The Atlantic
@anneapplebaum Anne & Jeffrey, You are so right. The debate should be focused on civilized behavior as the goal rather than democracy. All tyrants like Putin who don't value other state's sovereignty or human lives should be resisted by all civilized society not just the victimized.