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As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back

New York Times9 October 2026, 08:48 UTCUkraine

Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?

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