How Far Should the World Go to Support Ukraine?

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Earlier this week I asked for your thoughts about the war in Ukraine. Every single correspondent was sympathetic to Ukraine, not Russia. There were, however, sharp differences about what brought the world to this point and what should be done about it now.

Kasia lives in the United Kingdom but is Polish, speaks Russian, and follows Russian-language media. She offered these observations:

In February, I was visiting my country, notably the city of Białystok, where a museum just opened commemorating people being forcibly deported to Siberia by the Soviets. Many perished en route or in gulags. One item stood out. A simple rosary made with a piece of string and bread, likely made by someone who only received one portion of bread a day while doing hard labor