The Challenge to U.S. Leadership on Ukraine Comes From Home

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In February 2023, President Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv and declared that the U.S. and its allies were determined to win the test of wills with Moscow to defend Ukraine. Biden had taken office pledging to rally the world’s democracies against authoritarian states. And the journey to the wartime capital was intended to underscore that bedrock policy along with the imperative of preserving Ukraine’s independence in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. “Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided…He thought he could outlast us," said Biden, who donned a striped tie with Ukraine’s...