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In Ukraine It’s Not Merely About Ukraine—Which Is Why the West Must Respond

December 7, 2018

Susan Corke

Senior Fellow and Director, Transatlantic Democracy Working Group

Norman Eisen

Jeffrey Gedmin

Russia’s actions in Ukraine fit into a larger pattern of aggression. The West needs to push back.

Russia’s military actions against Ukraine in and around the Azov Sea have triggered more than a week now of reaction. Both the UN Security Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission convened emergency sessions. NATO member states issued statements. President Trump blurred American condemnation by saying, “We do not like what’s happening either way,” while also cancelling a planned bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 and attributing the move to Russia’s actions. We’ve also seen a spate of op-eds, some insisting that Ukraine belongs to Russia’s sphere of influence; others arguing that Ukraine is vital to American security, and that the United States as a result must respond with the full weight of American diplomacy and the threat of military action.

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