Few voices in the European debate on the war in Ukraine can claim to combine actual military experience with sound arguments for diplomatic pragmatism and persistent calls for an end to the conflict. General Harald Kujat stands out even among those precious few. He is a retired four-star general of the German Air Force, he served as Inspector General of the Bundeswehr from 2000 to 2002, the highest-ranking military position held by a commissioned officer on active duty in the German armed forces. He then served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, acting as the senior military spokesperson of the 32-nation alliance and principal advisor to the Secretary General. His direct experience and credentials alone mean that his insights hold more weight than the opinions of the average EU bureaucrat or any other human cog in the war propaganda machine, because he can actually understand the true cost of conflict, but also how to end........

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