Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

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EXPERT Q&A — Russia has not slowed its assaults on Ukraine, ceaselessly raining missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities while pushing forward - albeit slowly - on the frontlines. When the West steps up and for example, says it will provide more long-range missiles to Ukraine - the response from Moscow is threats and saber-rattling. And I don't think that Russia is going launch a nuclear war over that. And then all of a sudden, Russia declared Ukraine a threat and invaded with ground troops and paratroopers dropping into Kyiv. And we're going to make them have to decide where they're going to spend their very, very limited — and I have to stress that — their limited funds.