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With gas at $5 a gallon, how much do you care about Ukraine?

How much does Ukraine really matter?

Only weeks ago, the question would have seemed outlandish, when the United States and its European allies seemed poised to intensify efforts to help Kyiv beat back, or even defeat, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s scorched-earth invasion army.

Yet as the war takes a punishing toll on both sides – and the Western alliance faces major new strains and stresses – the issue is assuming key importance.

How the allies decide it will indicate

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