Author and Historian Victor Davis Hanson says Russian President Vladimir Putin "provides a necessary reminder" to Nato allies, as he continues his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin has led the conflict in Ukraine for almost 800 days, leaving more than half a million people either killed or seriously injured as a result.
Speaking to GBN America, Hanson says the war in Ukraine is a reminder to Nato that they are "weak" and need to "rearm" against Russia.
In a discussion of the Russian leader following his re-election, host Nigel Farage asked Hanson if there is a "comparable historical parallel" to draw with Putin, or if he will "go as far as Ukraine and no further".
Victor Davis Hanson says Putin provides a 'necessary reminder' to NATO
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Hanson said: "I don't know if there needs to be a parallel. He crossed the borders of Ukraine, and he had a desire to absorb the entire country based on his irredentist arguments.
"And we in the West stopped that by giving them arms."
In support of Ukraine's Western allies, Hanson urged the West to "continue to provide arms to stop Russia".
Hanson added that Putin "may not be able" to carry on into Sweden or Norway or the ball, and admitted he "isn't sure that he wouldn't want to".
Vladimir Putin is continuing his war on Ukraine after two years
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Hanson then revealed how Putin is "weaker" compared to previous historical dictators, such as Adolf Hitler.
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Hanson explained: "In comparison to us versus, say, Hitler in comparison to Britain or France, I think he's much weaker in terms of the allies.
"I'm not sure he has the wherewithal to do that. I do think it's a good argument that he provides a necessary reminder to Nsto and the West that it's weak and it needs to rearm, and I think it's starting to do that."
Hanson also warned that Western allies providing arms in the Ukraine conflict may "subsidise weaponry to conduct offensive operations inside Russia", which could, in turn, trigger a "nuclear response" from Putin.
He told GBN America: "There is an unpredictability with nuclear power. We've lost more dead and wounded now in Ukraine and in the last two years than the battle of the Somme."
Victor Davis Hanson says the West should 'continue to provide arms to Ukraine'
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Hanson said: "About 1,800,000 Russians and Ukrainians dead, wounded or missing. I don't see Ukraine's offensive expelling everybody back to the 2014 borders, nor do I see Russia with the ability to absorb Ukraine, as was their initial objective.
"So at some point somebody's going to have to come in and say, look, Ukraine was never going to get Crimea back, it was always disputed it had been an independent nation, after the fall of the Soviet Union for a couple of years.
"They're not going to get some of the Donbas, but Putin's got to get back to where he was before February of 2022, and maybe they can work out some kind of thing that will stop the slaughter right on Europe's doorstep, and find a way of not rewarding Putin for his aggression.
"And I don't know how that's done, but if this keeps up, it's going to be a war."