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US Aid for Ukraine Is Just a Start. Now for a New Plan.
A settlement must be the goal, but only once Kyiv has established deterrence.
It continues.
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The US seems on the cusp of releasing a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine that’s been blocked in Congress since October, promising vital relief for Kyiv’s beleaguered defenders. So, what’s the plan?
This may be the sole question raised by the funding’s Republican opponents that deserves consideration. A year ago, the answer was clear, if extremely ambitious — Ukraine should take back all Russian-occupied territories, inflicting total defeat on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempted invasion.