 Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a war crime's war of savage attrition. We should all be worried about it. Putin continues, making it a siege, a war of attrition, a genocide war without end. Like other autocrats, and not unlike his friend Trump, he is willful, driven, persistent and relentless. He certainly hasn't withdrawn, and is determined to pursue his outrageous invasion of Ukraine's sovereignty. He has made himself commander and is still sending his Russian teenage neophytes in to do atrocities. He continues in his missile and tank attacks on civilians, syncopated by his hacking of everything left there. He continues in his war crimes while we wait for the war crimes trials that could stop them. He continues in his threats to neighboring countries that help Ukraine. And all the while he is ignoring and largely evading the sanctions. He's still getting rubles for his gas and oil from Nord Stream 1, China, India and other dependent acolytes. He still elicits loyalty from countries in Africa and Latin America, and his friends in the Middle East, like Syria and Iran. Don't forget Viktor Orban in Hungary, an autocratic thorn in NATO's side, delaying the applications of Norway and Finland. And of course, Putin continues in his Orwellian brainwashing of the Russian people themselves. While the world suffers and literally starves, Putin continues in his daily efforts to wear us all down. The refugees continue to stream out of Ukraine, putting a burden on all of Europe. Some Ukrainian fighters have had enough and are leaving. Some American and EU fighters who came to help are losing their enthusiasm. Others are being killed, captured and or brutally deported into Russia. Putin's adventure is going on for months now, and his strategy is to tire us out. All of this stresses the will and determination of Ukraine and the coalition. Predictably, the news cycle moves on and the outrage at what Putin is doing is getting old. The coalition worries instead about oil prices, inflation and the threat to their economies. They forget that the price they are paying is the cost of protecting themselves and the liberal world order. Unfortunately, many in the US are focusing on gas prices and returning to thoughtless nationalism. Sorry too that the UN is completely ineffectual even in the face of this continuing crisis. All of these factors put pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to settle, but Putin will never settle. With his war of attrition, Putin has taken 20% of Ukraine and wants much more in and beyond Ukraine. He is not about to stop. We should not weaken in our efforts to support Ukraine. They are doing our global moral work for us. Be strong Zelensky. Be strong Eastern Europe. Continue in your courage. Glory to the people. Glory to democracy. Glory to Ukraine.