You Vote: What should Biden do about the Ukraine crisis?

Russian troops moving into Ukrainian breakaway regions as threat of larger invasion looms.

Published: February 22, 2022 9:58am

Updated: February 22, 2022 12:42pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two Moscow-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. He then ordered Russian troops to enter the breakaway regions for "peacekeeping operations."

The order came after Putin said Ukraine "never had its own authentic statehood."

Western leaders condemned Putin's actions as an attack on Ukraine's sovereignty. President Biden responded by announcing plans to issue an executive order banning trade in the Ukrainian breakaway regions but stopped short of announcing the full-fledged sanctions he said Russia would face in the event of an invasion.

Many observers fear Russia will continue pushing into Ukrainian territory and conduct the largest land offensive in Europe since World War II, thereby triggering a wider conflict.

So, what should the Biden administration do about all this? Here's your chance to weigh in.

Which of the following best describes your view of the Ukraine crisis?

Who cares? We've got more important things to worry about at home.

What Russia's doing is bad, but it's just not in America's strategic interests to devote U.S. resources to defend Ukraine's sovereignty.

Russia should be punished and deterred from further expansion. The U.S. should use sanctions, diplomacy, and military aid to help Ukraine, but not a single American troop should set foot in Ukraine.

Russia's aggression cannot stand. The U.S. must put boots on the ground, even if they're just military advisers, to defend Ukraine, in addition to everything else described in the previous option.