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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Won’t the West Help Ukraine Win Against Russia?

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Government, Daily News, News, Politics

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Ukraine is back in the headlines as President Donald Trump puts forth new peace proposals to the international community. To make sense of where the conflict currently sits and what ending the war would entail, Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the core questions behind the conflict: Why did Putin invade? Why does Russia keep fighting? Why won’t NATO fully support Ukraine? And what will it take to end the war? All on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “What is the dispute left about? Ukraine's not gonna be in NATO. Putin knows that. All it is, where is the DMZ? Does Putin get to push areas westward that Ukraine, Ukrainians are currently in and fighting successfully and he can't dislodge, or not? So, that's what we're gonna, that's what the dispute is over, and the security guarantees. “If Ukraine is not in NATO, how can it defend the next invasion from Russia? Well, it's the greatest military in Europe right now. It's battle-hardened. It's got a huge army. It's well supplied. Will that continue? Will the EU or NATO continue to arm it? Will the United States back them up in extremis?” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠  👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enabling notifications:  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1⁠  👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: ⁠https://victorhanson.com⁠   👉The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: ⁠https://secured.dailysignal.com/⁠  (0:00) Introduction (0:15) Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? (1:59) The Ongoing Conflict and Its Implications (4:53) NATO's Role and Western Support (7:28) Why Support Ukraine? (8:46) Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6

Ukraine is in the news again.

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There's been some peace proposals submitted by Donald Trump to the international community,

0:36.9

apparently.

0:37.6

I thought it would be wise just to review some basic questions.

0:41.6

Maybe offer a few answers how we got in this mess in the first place.

0:45.9

Why did Putin invade?

0:48.1

Why did he invade Ukraine?

0:49.4

Why does NATO or the West not supply Ukraine to win the war? Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.

1:06.0

Ukraine is in the news again.

1:08.0

There's been some peace proposals submitted by Donald Trump to the

1:12.8

international community, apparently. A lot of hysteria, a lot of controversy, whether they were

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