Not to mention pulling missile defenses in early 2009 from Poland and the Czech Republic in response to Putin’s demands, along with that abhorrent New START treaty a year later that left the Russians with a 10-1 mid-range ballistic missile advantage vs Europe.
Putin never had a more compliant, submissive pair of lapdogs than Obama and Biden.
I increasingly see this as a bipolar world with Europe and China as the two great powers. And I think Europe is largely trying to ally with Russia to form a serious power bloc. Germany wants good relations with Russia and does not care about Ukraine. I think this is where the EU is largely going.
China is a threat to everyone and Europe wants to be in a position to face that threat. Alienating Russia does not help Europe meet its goal.
The US, on the other hand, is supremely unreliable. We are not a good ally. We are not a fearsome enemy. Biden likes Ukraine because he can squeeze money out of Ukraine. The current administration doesn’t really care about Russia and is afraid of China. There is a global struggle going on and we are pretty determined to sit on the sidelines.
I think Putin understands which way the wind is blowing and he will work with Europe to settle affairs to a mutually beneficial conclusion. We will get nothing because we deserve nothing.
Trump never put up with Putin’s garbage..
Great article! I am surprised there are so few comments.
Karl Marx: “Accuse Your Enemy of What You Are Doing, As You Are Doing it to Create Confusion”