Friday, January 28, 2022
We Don't Mean It
Russia is adept in sending mixed messages to the West. It has based 100,000 troops on the Ukraine border but says it doesn't want war. US and European governments are skeptical and are sending defensive weapons to the country. Russian diplomats dismiss proposals put before them as inadequate and demand that Ukraine never be allowed into NATO. It might be that Russia is playing a game of brinksmanship and will use an excuse to invade when it claims its hand has been forced by the intransigent West. "We didn't want war but you made us do it." In any event, victory should be swift for Russia should it go in. Its manpower and weaponry far outclass Ukraine's. That would call the bluff of Europe and the US regarding sanctions. We're in dangerous times where any unwanted communication might tip the balance.
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