Putin Thrives on West’s Paralysis in Aiding Ukraine
A Ukrainian worker sits in a crater after Russian missiles strike Kharkiv on April 6.
Photographer: Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images
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The lights are going out in parts of Ukraine as Russia bombs energy systems with impunity and unleashes attacks against stretched defenses.