The War in Ukraine? For Westerners, the longer it lasts, the better.
Ukrainians are thrown into the meat grinder while the US and EU might be gaining from it
So, here’s the point:
Democrats and Republicans agree on just one thing:
they both hate this war and wish it would end as soon as possible.
Even if for different reasons, we all hate it and we all want it to be over quickly.
But what if I told you that, for us Westerners, this war is actually bringing some advantages?
What if it were in our interest for it to last as long as possible?
It might sound absurd: tens of thousands of people have died, both on the Russian and Ukrainian sides, and for us in the West it’s costing money, time, and effort.
We are losing resources, and they are living in terror…
yet here we are, entering the fourth year of war.
Have you ever wondered why we’re still spending money and why they’re still fighting?
I am an 🇮🇹 Italian citizen — this war is right at my doorstep, and I have been following its developments from day one.
I remember the morning of the invasion as if it were yesterday:
It was February 24, 2022, a cold winter morning.
At 5:50 AM, my alarm clock went off.
That day, I had to go to university, and I dragged myself out of bed to turn off that annoying sound.
I went to the kitchen to have breakfast, opened Twitter as usual, and that breakfast instantly became much more bitter.
I had just read about what was happening, and I won’t lie — I lost my appetite.
As if the universe was mocking me, at one point that morning I heard several loud sirens coming from outside.
My stupid brain, always looking for cause-and-effect connections, immediately linked the sirens to the invasion that had just begun — even though I was in Italy, safe and sound in my own country.
Only later did I realize that there had been a blackout in the buildings across from mine, and the alarm systems had gone off by mistake.
What a terrible way to wake up.
Throughout that morning at university, no one was talking about anything else — even the professors made comments during the lectures.
No one, neither among us nor on social media, believed that the war could last more than a few weeks — two or three at most — and that Ukraine would inevitably fall.
Russian troops were already at Antonov Airport, just a few kilometers from the capital — it was over.
Maybe it had never even begun.
We all know what happened next: we are now in the fourth year of war.
The war goes on, even though “no one” wants it:
🇺🇸 American citizens are tired of funding yet another war.
🇪🇺 European citizens are exhausted and scared (just like I was because of that stupid siren).
🇺🇦 Ukrainians are being crushed every single day, civilians included.
🇷🇺 The Russians, to this day — now that we are in the fourth year of war — have not achieved any noteworthy objectives, not even the minimal goals they’ve been talking about for years.
🇷🇺Here are their failed minimal objectives:
1. Demilitarization of Ukraine:
Ukraine has never been as heavily armed as it is today.
It’s much more armed now than it was in 2014.
Much more now than in February 2022.
This country is armed to the teeth, and with each passing day it gets better at using Western “toys” — and the ones they produce themselves.
2. Denazification of Ukraine:
Clearly, this is pure propaganda, but one thing I’m sure of:
today, Ukrainians would rather all become Nazis than be subjugated by the Russians.
After more than three years of war, their hatred towards Russians is through the roof. I remember at the beginning of the war, citizens were being taught how to make Molotov cocktails at home.
These people would fight even with forks if they had to.
3. Removal of Zelensky:
Putin invited Ukrainian commanders to depose Zelensky.
The offensive on the capital during the first days was mainly aimed at capturing the Ukrainian president.
Do I even need to say it? This objective hasn’t been achieved either.
…But then, if 🇺🇦Ukrainians, 🇷🇺Russians, 🇪🇺Europeans, and 🇺🇸Americans are not benefiting from this war, why is it still going on?
Are we sure that, out of the four actors mentioned above, Europeans and Americans are really just paying the price?
Or could it be that this war actually benefits us?
I don’t claim to have the ultimate truth, but I do consider myself sharp enough to ask the right questions.
Maybe I’m wrong — and if so, feel free to let me know in the comments — but whenever I ask myself, “Who benefits from what’s happening?”, the only answer that comes to mind is:
“The West. We are the ones benefiting.”
Follow my reasoning:
The Ukrainians, although armed to the teeth, are still not strong enough to liberate the occupied territories.
Nor are Western countries willing to intervene directly.
The Russians — who, after more than three years, have still not achieved even their minimal objectives — are spending more and more resources every day to finance this war.
They are losing men, equipment, money; they are sacrificing their civilian industry and, ultimately, their entire economy.
Don’t get me wrong: Russia is far from collapsing, even though Western propaganda has been announcing the “imminent” fall of the Russian Federation for over three years now.
Still, we know very well that wars are expensive.
Extremely expensive, especially in the long run.
Ukraine has been devastated by this conflict, but Russian finances are not coming out of it unscathed either.
Russia is now forced to rely on Iranian and North Korean resources, because on its own it cannot sustain this war.
Or perhaps because it cannot afford to involve its population any more than it already has.
And that brings us to us.
Let’s talk about the West now:
By now, we know very well how deeply the United States is involved in Ukraine.
A country that, although officially neither part of the EU nor NATO, has effectively been a partner, a cooperating state, for at least ten years.
The U.S. has invested heavily in Ukraine, and they are reaping countless benefits from this war.
🇺🇸 The advantages the U.S. is gaining from the war in ukraine:
1. They are learning:
This war is teaching the entire world a lot:
the extensive use of drones was something no one expected at this scale.
War of attrition seemed like something from a distant past, yet here it is again in 2025: bunkers, fortifications, trenches…
it feels like the First World War.
The United States is gathering intelligence, observing, studying, learning, and improving their weapons, which are being used daily.
Testing a weapon on a shooting range is one thing; testing it in real war is something else entirely.
2. Stronger allies:
It was back in 2014 when NATO countries decided to bring defense spending up to 2% of GDP.
Almost no European country had honored that commitment.
But today, with war at the doorstep and with Trump threatening to leave Europeans to fend for themselves, everyone is rushing to meet — and even exceed — that famous 2%.
As an Italian, I have to say that on this point Trump has done an excellent job:
he’s helping the Europeans…
but I’m not sure he’s helping the Americans.
But that’s another story, and we’ll talk about it another time.
3. Joining forces:
Having stronger allies means you can afford to take your eyes off certain regions.
Europe is by far the most important continent in the world, and with a strong Europe, the United States can afford to shift resources elsewhere:
to the Pacific, where hostility toward China is growing.
Something similar is happening in the Middle East, where Israel is increasingly managing the region — Hezbollah, Hamas, and Assad in Syria are no longer major problems — thus allowing the U.S. to free itself from that front and focus on the Pacific.
This too deserves a separate deep dive.
🇪🇺 Advantages for the European Union:
1. Rearmament
For decades, Europe has been almost disarmed.
Today, we’re realizing that without a credible military, we are not only irrelevant, but nonexistent.
If you and I are having a discussion, but I have a gun and you’re unarmed, it’s no longer a discussion. It’s an imposition.
2. Greater unity
As a European, I clearly remember when Poland was viewed with suspicion for some of its stances on social issues.
Today, in Europe, these differences are no longer discussed.
When there’s a common enemy, we unite, and the small divergences are forgotten.
Russia is making Europe more united than ever.
But the biggest advantage is one and only one:
🇷🇺 Russia is slowly weakening.
Russia today is in a worse position than it was in December 2021, when it started massing troops on the border:
At that time, for about three months they tried to resolve the issue without weapons, because, as I’ve told you, wars are costly, and for everyone, they are the last resort.
For the Europeans, this is good because while we prepare, Russia consumes resources.
For the US, this is good because when — and if — there’s a confrontation with China, Russia won’t be able to actively cooperate.
And even if it does, the Europeans will have the strength to have their say and handle the Russian bear.
In the end, I hate this war, just as you do, and I sincerely hope I’m wrong because I also wish it would end tomorrow.
I have a feeling that those managing this war at the top levels know this very well.
They know that Russia might have gotten stuck in a situation it can’t escape from.
That’s why it might be the right moment to make them spend as much money as possible.
The goal seems to be to help Ukraine enough to defend itself, but not enough to reclaim the lost territories.
In this way, Russian resources are being deliberately drained and squandered on a massive scale, all while preventing the conflict from ending quickly.
But creating a battlefield that is increasingly turning into a mere meat grinder.
All of this could be a cold and cynical calculation from our strategists.
Maybe, in the future, we’ll find out that the Russians fell into a huge trap that was meticulously set.
All at the expense of the Ukrainians, who for years have been trapped between the US empire that wants more allies and control, and the Russian empire that is selling its skin at a high price.
I don’t know where the truth lies, if it even exists.
Tell me your truth in the comments, let’s create a healthy debate.
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