The Ukraine war is getting more dangerous for America

The risks of miscalculations in dealing with a politically wounded Putin are rising

An image shared online of the damaged Moskva. It is hard to exaggerate what a catastrophe the war has been for Putin.
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(NYTIMES) - If you just followed news reports on Ukraine, you might think that the war has settled into a long, grinding and somewhat boring slog. You would be wrong. Things are actually getting more dangerous by the day.

For starters, the longer this war goes on, the more opportunity for catastrophic miscalculations - and the raw material for that is piling up fast and furious.

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