Four Years Into Ukraine War, American Interests Demand Accountability for Endless Conflict

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month—matching the length of Moscow's World War II campaign against Nazi Germany—the grim milestone marks not victory but a grinding stalemate. Unlike the swift advance to Berlin that defined the Soviet Union's "Great Patriotic War," Moscow’s current military campaign has stalled, failing to seize key Ukrainian territories despite immense human and material costs. From Washington’s vantage point, this war presents an urgent test of American leadership and strategic clarity. Yet the ongoing push for a U.S.-mediated settlement reveals more about fractured diplomacy and competing agendas than any real progress toward...