In another necessary repudiation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalating aggression, a unified NATO on Tuesday called out Russia’s breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

While it has long been clear that Russia is in breach of that treaty, the collective agreement of NATO members to that effect is significant. It signals that which NATO exists to signal: an alignment of common resolution in face of a shared threat.

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