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> but answer my question, is the war lasting longer due to US/EU actions, or is it shorter?

Western aid is letting Ukraine finish the war faster so its making it shorter.

> it seems ukraine cannot defeat russia even with all the aid we give them, might the war simply be prolonged by giving a false sense of hope?.

I don't know why you think Ukraine cannot beat Russia, Russia just admitted they had to take ~100k causalities trying to Bakhmut in 9 months. Those statistics are entirely impossible to sustain.

> how many more are we making die?

We are making as many Russians die as we need to until they finally go home.