Managing American Apathy Is Tricky Dynamic For Putin, Xi

Vladimir Putin is having an easier time wearing down voters in Western democracies than he is wearing down the Ukrainian military. That was one way to interpret Janet Yellen's efforts to raise awareness of the ongoing need for economic assistance to the war-torn country and its beleaguered populace, who she described this week as "on the front lines of the free world." Yellen on Monday visited Kyiv, where she announced the disbursement of an additional $1.25 billion in US aid. A major concern