– NYT has more on why US rejected Polish offer of MiGs.
– AP reports from Warsaw on the issue.
-Atlantic Council has good analysis of risks of various options of aid to Ukraine, but note that co-author Barry Pavel was co-signer of letter urging “limited no fly zone”.
– Fred Kaplan outlines a possible deal to end the fighting. If only…
-WaPo notes that Putin isn’t so isolated.
– A writer warns of the problems of supporting a Ukrainian insurgency.
This was mentioned in class: a CNAS study that found economic sanctions had meaningful effects only 40% of the time.
– Conservative won close election in South Korea.
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