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Vladimir Putin’s 20-Year March to War in Ukraine —and How the West Mishandled It - WSJ

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Good essay explaining why the West failed so miserably over 20 years to deter Putin.

"For nearly two decades, the U.S. and the European Union vacillated over how to deal with the Russian leader as he resorted to increasingly aggressive steps to reassert Moscow’s dominion over Ukraine and other former Soviet republics."

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Vladimir Putin’s 20-Year March to War in Ukraine—and How the West Mishandled It

Washington and the EU vacillated between engagement and deterrence. Meanwhile, the Russian leader became more isolated and more obsessed.
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