Eli Lake, Columnist

Shun Russia to Save the World

The stakes are high as Moscow undermines institutions like the UN.

April 26, 2018 at 5:06 PM UTC

Eli Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering national security and foreign policy. He was the senior national security correspondent for the Daily Beast and covered national security and intelligence for the Washington Times, the New York Sun and UPI.

Veto power is too much power.
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When it comes to Russia these days, the U.S. and Europe are striving for deterrence.

That's what drove the Obama administration to impose sector-based sanctions on Russia after its stealth invasion of Ukraine. Deterrence justified the Treasury sanctions this month against Russian oligarchs. They send a message: This is what happens when you interfere in our election. Don't do it again.