In fact, despite the glorification of Ukraine and its leader, the fact remains that the ball is in Washington’s court. Ukraine is the battleground and it is fighting not for itself alone but for the US and Europe. The west is spending billions of dollars in supporting and arming Ukraine with sophisticated weapons to take back territory ceded to Russia. Zelenskyy’s every wish is a command for US and Europe. At the recent Munich conference, Zelenskyy called for quick delivery of arms as Russia was preparing for a major offensive. After having forced Europe to supply Leopold 2 tanks, Zelenskyy now wants 16 Fighting Falcon, a multirole fighter aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force — from its allies to help it fight Russia. Kyiv is confident that it will get the F-16s. Washington is providing 31 Abrams tanks. Patriot missile systems are already in place, as well as Himars or high mobility artillery rocket systems. The US is also backing Ukraine with intelligence inputs and military advice to help in the precision bombing of Russian targets. Every European country, including the UK, has provided tanks, guns, and missiles to Ukraine. The war is actually between the US and Russia with Ukraine being the proxy the enthusiasm for Zelenskyy in the US and Europe is not surprising. The country is now flushed with sophisticated arms which may come to haunt Europe a few years down the line. Remember what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan when the CIA poured sophisticated arms into the mujahideen warriors to fight the Soviet Army? The region is still suffering, thanks to the repercussions of that unrestricted flow of arms.