If Russia invades Ukraine, it shouldn't rely on the U.S. responding in kind

Analysis: If Russia invades Ukraine, it shouldn't rely on the U.S. responding in kind.

Russia sees Ukraine as its strategic and spiritual backyard, and wants assurances from the WestA Ukrainian soldier holds a front-line position in Marinka in the east of the country.Ukraine has for years been denied NATO membership and therefore does not enjoy the “all for one and one for all”Instead, the U.S. has committed $2.

But its economy has since rebounded, and “there doesn’t appear to have been much immediate effect” on Russia’s behavior, according to, a Washington think tank. “Russia is still active in Ukraine and, according to Western intelligence agencies, Moscow has meddled in U.S. and European elections” — all of which Russia denies.

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