Two considerations seem very relevant here: (1) Is your primary goal to help Ukranians, or to make this more costly for Russia? (2) Do you think the extra money is likely to change the outcome of the war, or merely the duration?
A combined answer is that the point is to help Ukrainians fight for longer. More time means: - Less morale on the Russian side = higher chances of them backing off - The West has more chances to take more actions that might made a difference - The image of unbeatable Russian army demolishes, which will have ripple effects throughout history. - The icy mud in the vast fields of Ukraine will thaw and turn into mud during March. This makes war much more difficult for Russians.
As always, our donations individually will be small but multiplied by the potential to have a huge impact, the expected utility is high.
Two considerations seem very relevant here:
(1) Is your primary goal to help Ukranians, or to make this more costly for Russia?
(2) Do you think the extra money is likely to change the outcome of the war, or merely the duration?
A combined answer is that the point is to help Ukrainians fight for longer. More time means:
- Less morale on the Russian side = higher chances of them backing off
- The West has more chances to take more actions that might made a difference
- The image of unbeatable Russian army demolishes, which will have ripple effects throughout history.
- The icy mud in the vast fields of Ukraine will thaw and turn into mud during March. This makes war much more difficult for Russians.
As always, our donations individually will be small but multiplied by the potential to have a huge impact, the expected utility is high.