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No matter how it started, some things are clear now. In February 2022, the world, Russia, Ukraine, and Almighty God would have been better off if Zelensky had accepted the helicopter ride out of Ukraine to safety that was (perhaps apocryphally) offered by the West. 2.in February 2022 some Catholic conservatives felt that Ukraine’s defens…
No matter how it started, some things are clear now. In February 2022, the world, Russia, Ukraine, and Almighty God would have been better off if Zelensky had accepted the helicopter ride out of Ukraine to safety that was (perhaps apocryphally) offered by the West. 2.In February 2022 some Catholic conservatives felt that Ukraine’s defense of its sovereignty met “just war” criteria as promulgated by St. Thomas Aquinas, but those same Catholic conservatives, in the April issue of First Things, indicated that the Ukraine- Russia war no longer meets these just war criteria, and that an armistice should take place now, followed by peace negotiations. The latter could stretch on for years like those of the two Koreas, but meanwhile economic development and anti-corruption efforts could proceed, including progress toward EU membership by Ukraine and work toward a new security framework for Europe and Eurasia that could encompass the Russian Federation as well.