> nato members mull secret plans for responding to russia attack. most were drawn up behind closed doors by the permanent alliance representatives in brussels and not seen by elected bodies.

> putin’s move on donestk, lugansk is illegal but falls short of new ‘invasion. the next steps are critical: we must hold threat of full scale sanctions and a ukrainian military response, until russia extends farther.

> we were promised ‘economic shock and awe’ against russia. but one year after its brutal invasion of ukraine, moscow looks poised to weather the worst of western sanctions.

> why russian intellectuals are hardening support for war in ukraine. horrified by the invasion, centrist elites like dmitri trenin nonetheless sense the us is using the conflict to destroy their country.

a war in ukraine would be a catastrophe for the ukrainian people, and it would also be extremely bad for europe and the world economy, including the u.s. economy. to respond to russian invasion by backing a guerrilla war in ukraine would create a permanent armed conflict in europe, unending suffering for ordinary ukrainians and a real threat of russian attacks on any nato state that supported the guerrillas. far better to use the threat of sanctions to prevent war happening in the first place, a

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as tensions with russia reach a boiling point, lobbyists from ukraine are working feverishly to shape the u.s. response. firms working for ukrainian interests have inundated congressional offices, think tanks, and journalists with more than 10,000 messages and meetings in 2021, according to an analysis of foreign agents registration act, or fara, filings for a forthcoming report from the quincy institute. to put this extraordinary campaign into perspective, the saudi lobby — known for being one

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