The West should ensure the weapons it hands Ukraine continue to serve a defensive purpose, not an offensive one

The goal must be to protect the best of what Ukraine is, not reproduce the worst of Vladimir Putin, at the world’s expense, writes Michael Harris.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured visiting Bucha, Ukraine, where he talked to local residents and journalists on April 4, 2022. He regularly makes public appearances in places under bombardment. 

HALIFAX—It would be an easy week to gloss over a huge danger looming in the war in Ukraine.

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