What Anne Applebaum thinks about war
American-Polish journalist and historian, staff writer at The Atlantic; author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Anne Applebaum has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsAll Vladimir Putin has to do is tell his soldiers to stop fighting, and then the war is over, bar some territorial negotiations. The Ukrainians cannot stop fighting because, if they do, their country will be conquered
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Their wordsEven if no money ever changes hands and no deal is completed, the fact that Kushner, Witkoff and others around Trump discuss them gives Putin the conviction that he can continue to commit war crimes, kill civilians and never pay a price.
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Their wordsAmerica and America's allies are all badly damaged by this policy, which is a disaster for Ukraine, for European security, for America's reputation, for the rule of law around the world and ultimately for American security and prosperity too.
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