Europe and the War in Ukraine by Joschka Fischer

If Europe remains a mere collection of small states and middle powers, the current period of profound geopolitical and historical change will also mark the end of its role on the world stage. With no end in sight for Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans must come to grips with reality.
BERLIN—Four and a half years after Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, no end is in sight. What initially looked like a “special operation” that would end in a matter of days (or weeks, at most) has evolved into a seemingly interminable war of attrition.