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You're right. It's had some penalties in place against him.

The challenge is that they don't seem to be enough to rein him in and may even allow him to use those as a kind of bargaining chip (e.g., I'll lift my opposition to Sweden and Ukraine aid if you give me more fighter jets).

I wonder what kind of backroom deals had to be struck to get the Ukraine aid released, alas.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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