Depriving adversaries of allies and supporters is always sound strategy. Moreover, this principle applies to Western support for Ukraine. Just as Moscow visibly pursues strategies to divide NATO and EU members, we should be doing our utmost to detach countries who are helping Russia circumvent the sanctions imposed on it for its war of aggression. Apart from China and India, Russia has turned to other countries like Turkey, Egypt, and even Armenia to get around the sanctions and their impact. By combining incentives with penalties or the threat thereof, or honey with vinegar Washington and its European allies can not only put pressure on them to break with Moscow but also advance their shared interests in key theaters like the Caucasus.
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