Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine is a dramatic break in the history of post-World War II Europe, raising vital questions about the military operation’s origin, timing and likely course. Not since President George W. Bush attacked Iraq in 2003, or the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, has an invasion seemed as reckless as the one Putin launched this week.

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