What Happened: Overnight Russia launched an assault on Ukraine extending beyond the Donbas region, targeting military infrastructure, and landing troops and tanks throughout the country. Russian President Putin stated on Russian TV that the goal of the attacks was to “denazify” Ukraine, but that a full invasion and occupation was not the objective. Practically speaking, most analysts believe Putin’s goals are to de-stabilize the pro-western government in Ukraine and to significantly degrade Ukrainian military...