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The capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, sits 4,700 miles from New York City, in a distant land that many Americans could not find on a map. And yet, Americans have a vital stake in this fight, as do our democratic allies across the globe. If we allow a dictator like Vladimir Putin to gobble up a democratic neighbor by force, without confronting him, the rules-based system that has kept the peace among major powers for the last 77 years will lie in ruins. To prevent that, Americans must be ready to sacrifice. “Since the end of World War II, the United States has worked to defend a global order in which d…