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Given the impracticality of both NATO expansion and nuclear armament, where does this leave Ukraine? The focus should ideally shift towards bolstering conventional military aid. Such support would reaffirm Western commitments to Ukraine's territorial integrity without crossing the perilous lines that nuclear proliferation entails.
The narrative that Ukraine should continue its defensive efforts until it acquires sufficient military strength to dissuade Russian aggression is the principal insight drawn from this discussion. The specter of war exhaustion is real; as history suggests, rebuilding military readiness after significant demobilization poses challenges even for major powers.