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The upcoming defense strategy dubs Russia an ‘acute threat.’ What does that mean?

The upcoming defense strategy dubs Russia an ‘acute threat.’ What does that mean?
The upcoming defense strategy dubs Russia an ‘acute threat.’ What does that mean?

“Acute is a sharper, sort of more immediate word,” said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “I think that’s a response to Ukraine, and the fact that this is not a long term challenge, it is immediate [and] happening today.”

A long guerrilla war is likely in Ukraine. The US must plan to help.

A long guerrilla war is likely in Ukraine. The US must plan to help.
A long guerrilla war is likely in Ukraine. The US must plan to help.

A US-backed resistance in Russian-occupied territories could bog Moscow down for years – safeguarding the rest of Europe at a terrible cost to Ukraine.