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Putin's inhumanity sharpens Biden's
historic dilemma
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Updated 12.18 AM ET, Tue March 15, 2022
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President Joe Biden's choices and
challenges on Ukraine were already extremely
tough: As the war's horror mounts, they are
about to get even more excruciating:
Since Russia launched its onslaught last month,
Biden has sought to punish and isolate President
Vladimir Putin and to mitigate the slaughter of
civilians by providing defensive weapons to the
Kyiv government: But he's also calibrated his
actions to avoid being dragged into a dangerous
direct conflict with nuclear-armed Russia while
finessing his own delicate political situation at
home