There is a line I often hear from my fellow westerners that really angers me. “We destroyed the combat potential of ruSSia and it was so cheap.” This is an abhorrent statement. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have given their lives fighting the ruSSian army. That isn’t cheap. Yet more will have suffered life changing injuries. That isn’t cheap. Still more will have suffered mental scars that they will carry with them till the end of their days. That isn’t cheap. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been murdered by the ruSSian armed forces. That isn’t cheap. The Ukrainians have paid a high cost for their success on the battlefield and every day the cost increases. We will never be able to comprehend the price that Ukraine has paid for its freedom. We will never be able to thank them for protecting all of Europe from ruSSian barbarity. Never minimise the sacrifices the Ukrainian people have made. Sending arms is the bare minimum we can do and still we don’t do it fast enough or in sufficient quantity. But this has not been and will never be “cheap”. The price has been high. The price has been terrible. And it’s not over yet. This week the ruSSians launched their largest offensive in months in the area of Avdiivka. Clearly there is much work to do. Weapons supplies must increase in both volume and the sophistication of the weapons provided. Ukraine must win and it is our moral obligation to ensure that they do so quickly.