Regarding “Wargame Shows EU Vulnerability to Russian Attack” (World News, Feb. 6): The more relevant lessons should be drawn from Ukraine’s real-world experience rather than from a wargame built on sensational assumptions designed to maximize attention.
Ukraine’s gallant defense of Kyiv in the opening phase of Russia’s invasion has already shown that defending the Baltic states is possible. Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital. They did so because they were fighting for national survival, and, in many cases, defending their homes and families as the Russians advanced.