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And the war came: Stephen Kotkin on Ukraine, Russia and the West
We watch the war in Ukraine from the safety of our homes with mounting horror and console ourselves that the West has displayed rare unity in sanctioning Russia. But, despite Volodymyr Zelensky’s pleas, our leaders will not intervene militarily for fear of provoking general war