The abandonment of peace efforts in Ukraine would be disastrous—especially for Ukrainians. Nearly 900,000 Ukrainians (the equivalent of 7 or 8 million Americans) are serving in the military. [2]A War That Can’t Be WonThe Times report should have dominated the news cycle and changed the conversation about this war. Journalists and war-promoting politicians have collaborated in downplaying both the horrors of this war and the impossibility of Ukrainian victory. The United States must lead the West in shifting its focus—and its spending—from war to peace.