Vladimir Putin wrongly called Saturday’s partial destruction of a flagship bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea a ‘terrorist act’. ⁠ ⁠ His revenge was to unleash mass terror on cities across Ukraine on Monday, missiles raining destruction from the sky in the midst of the morning rush hour. ⁠ ⁠ The bombardment was the most wide-ranging since the early weeks of the war.⁠ ⁠ One response by western democracies should be to rapidly supply Ukraine with the sophisticated defence systems it has long pleaded for. ⁠ ⁠ Failure to provide them only leaves Ukraine more vulnerable, and increases the torment its citizens endure — along with postwar reconstruction costs, writes the FT’s editorial board. ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to read the whole article. ⁠