US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous and inexplicable escalation’ of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace
European security questions expose tensions between alliance obligations and American interests.
Russia escalates, Europe condemns, and the only interesting subplot is that Trump “seeks peace,” as if diplomacy itself is suspicious. It treats moral outrage as strategy and leaves readers with the impression that the next step is simply more weapons and more words. Conservatives are not blind to Moscow’s aggression.
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Europe’s leaders condemned the attack using the Oreshnik as “escalatory and unacceptable.”
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Russia escalates, Europe condemns, and the only interesting subplot is that Trump “seeks peace,” as if diplomacy itself is suspicious. It treats moral outrage as strategy and leaves readers with the impression that the next step is simply more weapons and more words.
Conservatives are not blind to Moscow’s aggression. But calling an attack “inexplicable” is an admission of analytical failure. Escalation has a logic, and it usually tests Western resolve, our stockpiles, and our political patience. Any serious approach starts with clear national interests, not performative statements from Brussels.
Peace is not a slogan, either. It requires credible deterrence, accountability under the rule of law, and a hard look at public trust when leaders promise “as long as it takes” without defining what victory means. The principle at stake is American strategic clarity, not Europe’s sense of moral catharsis.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.