How far will it spiral? Russian invasion draws NATO closer to Ukraine

Beyond control of Ukrainian air space, there is the control of money flows, with a US-led push to cut credit and credit cards to Russia and now, Washington's call to cut imports of Russian oil and gas. It can't be done on a dime. Can Europeans do it all?

More broadly, as gas and bread prices soar, how much pain and sacrifice are citizens in the West willing to take? Vladimir Putin is betting that they are soft and cannot tough it out when prices rise and supply chains get disrupted. 

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Juliette Laurain and Léopoldine Iribarren.

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