If war is coming, the West must decide how far it will go to defend Ukraine against Russia

Analysts are questioning whether the West can actually deter Russia, and just how far Western allies are willing to defend the country.

There have been various top-level meetings between Russian, U.S. and NATO officials in recent weeks to try to de-escalate tensions, but these have not met with much success.

Herbst said that Biden's proposed framework if Russia escalates in Ukraine — additional sanctions, sending weapons to Ukraine and the deployment of more NATA forces to Russia's border — was reasonable, but "not sufficiently active." When it comes to the current situation with Ukraine, Western allies have again threatened a tough response to Russia — but there has been public disunity over what punitive measures could be taken.

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