Before Brexit...before Trump was elected...before Merkel's coalition failed....before Sebastian Kurz was elected...before Orban defied the EU...before Poland elected Mateusz Morawiecki...
IOW...Please stop regurgitating this Obama era neo-liberal pap!
Yes. Exactly. Those trends ultimately strengthen not weaken the West and our true values in the long run.
Putin needs a weakened West for his geopolitical alliances with Iran, Turkey, and other rogues to hold weight.
Kurz, even Macron, and Trump are open-minded about Russia. But Russia won’t compromise on Ukraine.