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All eyes are on Russia and Ukraine and whether the US should impose sanctions on Russia for raising tensions and threatening, or wait for them to invade.
Ron says it comes down to how much economic and energy pain the US and NATO are willing to endure to punish Vladimir Putin.
And American fingers are crossed that Omicron may be peaking, or on a plateau, with hopes for it to decrease soon.
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.
