Edward Lucas: We must defend states in Putin’s firing line

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We must defend states in Putin’s firing line

The end of Europe’s Pax Americana filled the air at the Munich Security Conference at the weekend. A brief, disappointing speech by the US defence secretary, James Mattis, and an unconvincing one by the vice-president, Mike Pence, failed to undo the havoc wrought by Donald Trump’s careless talk. Europe may still publicly hope for the best. But talking privately to other delegates made it clear: we are preparing for the worst...

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