World leaders expressed a raw outrage at Russia’s attack on Ukraine as the European Union and others promised unprecedented sanctions to hit the Kremlin. But it was shrouded in an impotence to immediately come to the aid of Ukraine to avoid a major war in Europe.
NATO has moved to beef up its eastern flank facing Russia and planned a virtual leaders’ summit for Friday after President Vladimir Putin warned anyone listening that any interference would “lead to consequences you have never seen in history.”
U.S. President Joe Biden met with his counterparts from the Group of Seven allies on Thursday morning to
