You cannot make a deal with a bully.

Once you compromise, he’ll come back and demand more. That’s a truth I learned in middle school.

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A bully — three years older and much bigger than me — demanded money. Hoping he’d leave me alone, I paid.

But it didn’t stop there. He came back again. And again.

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The bullying only stopped when I told my dad. He had a “heart-to-heart” with the guy.

No negotiation. No compromise. Just firm boundaries. That’s why it worked.

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It seems like such an obvious truth, yet many still believe you can reason with a bully. That if you give him what he wants, he’ll stop.

History proves otherwise.

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Ukraine tried compromise in 2014. Under pressure, we gave up Crimea and part of Donbas. We signed a so-called “peace agreement.”

russia came back in 2022 — with tanks, missiles, and genocide.

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Now, some are urging Ukraine to give up land again for the sake of “peace.”

To those people, let me say plainly: you’re making the same mistake I made as a scared kid. Only now, the stakes are much higher.

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Ukraine has a better chance of surviving by resisting — even alone — than by surrendering.

If we give in now, our children will still be paying the price decades from today.

Yes, the cost of resistance is high.

“Ukraine Cannot Accept the Peace of the Graveyard.”

My article published by Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Reference: cepa.org/article/ukrain…

“The fighting needs to stop… there needs to be peace.”

First of all, Ukrainians want peace more than anyone. But they also understand better than anyone that if they were to stop fighting and allow russia to occupy Ukraine, change the government in Kyiv, far more people would die in the following years to come. Just examine the history - what happens to countries and their people that remain under the russian occupation.

Second, the current “peace deal” being offered is short sighted and unstable. If there is no substantial and robust US and EU force in Ukraine, russia (Putin or not) will launch a second invasion in the near future.

This way russia will achieve multiple objectives at once:
1. Take the rest of Ukraine.
2. Diminish the standing of the U.S., NATO, and the EU.
3. Send the message that any Western security guarantees are worthless, and failure to acquiesce to russias demands are punished.

If russia pays no price for the war of aggression they’ve launched, they have no incentive to stop in the future.

Peace at any cost does not satiate the aggressor, it emboldens him.

Mike Pence is one of the few remaining Republicans who still have a moral compass. He is not afraid to speak the truth about russian aggression against Ukraine:

President Zelenskyy: “A good meeting. One-on-one, we managed to discuss a lot. We hope for results on all the issues that were raised: the protection of our people’s lives, a full and unconditional ceasefire, and a reliable and lasting peace that will prevent the war from recurring. A very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historic if we achieve joint results. Thank you, President Donald Trump!”

At the funeral of Pope Francis, President Zelenskyy was greeted with applause.

Unlike russia, Ukraine defends traditional Christian values such as human dignity, love and compassion, justice and fairness, the sanctity of life, and, of course, freedom.

Questions for the so-called “peace” proposers:

- Is this normal now? A country can invade, kill, torture, rape, occupy territories — and then say, “Okay, now let’s talk about peace”? If so, what’s stopping others from doing the same? If the world is so impotent that nothing happens to mass murderers, what kind of message are we sending?

- Six million Ukrainians still live under occupation. Who’s going to tell them, “Sorry, no one is coming for you”? And the five million who were forced to flee — who will tell them, “You won’t get your home back. Just accept it”?

- And how exactly do you plan to guarantee that russia won’t attack again in 2029? That they won’t force some of those six million to fight against Ukraine — with the threat of execution if they refuse?

Russian mobilization of Ukrainian children.

This is truly a horrifying video. russia is training Ukrainian children in the occupied territories to kill their own friends, neighbors, and loved ones.

In five years, they’ll be ready to “liberate” the rest of Ukraine — then Poland, the Baltics, and eventually all of Europe.

These children are being turned into puppets of the russian regime. Their national identity is being erased, their minds twisted.

This isn’t just a disturbing video — it’s a warning about the future, unless we stop russia now.

This is exactly how Nazi Germany rose to power in the 1930s. It’s time for the appeasement crowd to finally wake up.

Justice can only come when Ukraine is strong.

One of the key lessons from conflict resolution literature is this: justice is only possible when the opposing sides are roughly equal in power — when neither side holds overwhelming dominance. In other words, sustainable peace requires balance.

What does this mean for Ukraine?

If we truly want a just and lasting peace, we must give Ukraine everything it needs to defeat russia. Only then will the russians be willing to negotiate.

As John McCain once said: “The only thing that Vladimir Putin understands is strength.”

Ben Shapiro: “Dugin sees JD Vance and Tucker Carlson as Russian allies. Carlson is, in fact, his ally.”

I had low expectations for Shapiro’s interview with Zelenskyy, especially after being so disappointed by Lex Fridman — who clearly lost credibility by pushing pro-russian narratives during his own interview with Zelenskyy.

But to my surprise, Shapiro turned out to be a breath of fresh air among conservative commentators.

This is how Ukrainians receive their fallen heroes — on their knees.

No disrespect to other countries, but I cannot imagine something like this happening in the U.S. or Europe.