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Give Russia’s Frozen Assets to Ukraine Now

Putin should pay for the damage his invasion has caused, and the money is needed immediately.
Source: Nicole Tung / The New York Times / Redux

A majority of Americans and a majority of Congress want to help Ukraine win the war against Russia, and to stop the spread of autocracy into Europe. A majority of people in the European Union and a majority of EU leaders want the same. But small minorities of lawmakers—some inspired by Russian President Vladimir Putin or his money, some bent on bargaining for other things—have managed to block or delay that aid.

On both sides of the Atlantic, the crunch has arrived. The far-right faction that now controls the Republican Party captured

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