The suspension of American aid was supposed to be a catastrophe for Kyiv, but instead it exposed the dead end the Russian army had reached. Ukraine managed to adapt its wartime tactics and make a powerful technological leap in its defense industry. Ukraine is no longer pitied — it is studied, Anne Applebaum argues. It is time for the country’s allies to change their paradigm as well: Ukraine is no longer merely asking for help, but making a real and valuable contribution to collective security.

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