Endgame Remains Elusive In Ukraine

“As Western leaders congratulate themselves for their speedy and severe responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they’re also scratching their heads with uncertainty about what their actions will accomplish,” the AP reports.

“They may not say it publicly, but U.S. officials and their NATO allies don’t see a breaking point for Putin — either an economic toll so severe or battlefield losses so devastating — that would convince him to order his troops home and allow Ukraine’s leaders to govern in peace.”

Los Angeles Times: Cold War-style chill settles over Russia as world ponders Putin’s endgame.