Gas Prices Test American Appetite for New Cold War With Russia

Russia is waging two wars proper now: a hot war with Ukraine whose prices are measured in demise and destruction, and a chilly conflict with the West whose prices are measured in financial hardship and inflation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of that on this chilly conflict, time will not be on his facet. Even with China in his nook, the U.S. and its allies have an overwhelming advantage in wealth, data, expertise and finance. Mr. Putin’s solely path to victory is to inflict a excessive sufficient short-term value on Western customers that political assist for Ukraine will crumble.