if you like. and there's no real getting over that. i and the russians havel decided to up the ante. but if moscow�*s threat is to flex its muscle if nato tries to expand in its direction, the us could take aim at russia�*s achille�*s heel — its already—struggling economy. one can stop sanctioning russian sovereign debt, i one can remove russia from the swift system i of international payments, one can target certain sectors, _ notably the important energy sector, so there's sanctions. | and i think more broadly, - of course, one can make sure that the defences and the resilience of these sandwich states, _ of states like ukraine, are reinforced with - western training, money, and indeed weaponry. - this is a ukrainian military helicopter at the top of your screens, according to russia�*s ally, belarus, which accuses it of flouting its border on saturday. tensions remain high on all sides. including in eastern ukraine, with more than 500,000 russian