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US admits to pushing Ukraine into a fight it can't win

A US "windfall" in Ukraine comes at an unfathomable cost.

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Aaron Maté
Jul 25, 2023
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Nearly one month into Russia’s invasion, the New York Times quietly abandoned any pretense that the US aim was to defend Ukraine and bring the war to a quick end. The White House, the Times reported, “seeks to help Ukraine lock Russia in a quagmire without inciting a broader conflict with a nuclear-armed adversary or c…

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