The United States and its allies have warned the world: the next phase of the war in Ukraine will be long. And it will pose a daunting diplomatic task for Joe Biden, who must find a way to maintain unprecedented Western unity against Moscow -- for the duration.
The world must prepare for a "long fight ahead," the US president said during his visit to Poland last month.
And the US government -- along with the European Union and NATO -- has organized a vast coalition to impose extraordinary economic sanctions on Russia. But if the war drags on and becomes a "frozen conflict," "a certain normalization of the images or of the stories of horror risks limiting emotional reactions," she said.
The United States places much of its hope on a measure that is not flashy, but which they hope will eventually produce results: a ban on exporting to Russia technology that Moscow relies on for its military industry. Countries most dependent on Russian energy, such as Germany, are still holding out on such a move. But behind the scenes, US officials are convinced that this step -- unimaginable just a few weeks ago -- is on the horizon.
Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a close Biden ally, has even floated the idea of sending American troops to Ukraine -- an option that has been a red line for the US president.
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