Stunned by Putin’s war, nations rewrite their playbooks on defense
By Sebastian Sprenger, Joe Gould, Vivienne Machi and Tom Kington
Mar 4, 01:36 PM
WASHINGTON — Western nations are beginning to channel the shock over Russia’s military assault on Ukraine into a wholesale remake of their defense policies, deepening alliances and swelling budgets.
The dynamics of the conflict have shifted in recent days as Moscow’s forces gain the upper hand in some areas, according to analysts, by their sheer overmatch in firepower. The humanitarian catastrophe caused by the destruction has left Ukrainian leaders pleading for more military help, a request NATO officials have said they can accommodate only indirectly and, increasingly, discreetly.
With no end game in sight for the conflict, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are beginning to settle in for the long haul.
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