But this hysterical argument is effectively used by Vladimir Putin to force the West into submission.
Edward Lucas is director of the Baltic Sea Security Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, a think-tank with offices in Warsaw and Washington, DC. He is a senior editor at The Economist.
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