Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka struggled Friday with severe ammunition shortages as Russian forces tightened the noose around the strategic eastern city in an intense Kremlin push for a battlefield win.
The timing is critical as Russia is looking for a morale boost ahead of the second anniversary on Feb. 24 of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the March presidential election in Russia.
The four-month battle in Avdiivka appeared to be coming to a head as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday made another trip to Europe, hoping to press his country’s Western allies to keep providing military support.
Now is the best time for the EU to join the fight.
Joining the fight now keeps the front in Ukraine. Russia is still amassing the assets it needs for its upcoming EU push, and isn’t quite ready for a full scale war against the EU yet. In two years, Russia will be much more prepared. Strike now and save hundreds of thousands of innocent lives.