Since the White House has shown that it won’t take the lead in thwarting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to permanently divide Ukraine , Congress should assert its role as a co-equal branch of government. The change in the Senate leadership in the next Congress will make that easier, but the Senate should act now, not wait until January.
Further delay in supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons will give Putin time to consolidate his position and lay plans for further aggression. Delay also raises the prospect of an even more serious challenge — this time to NATO in the Baltic States, where Putin is already inventing pretexts to make trouble.
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