Lavrov has begun to push for a No Fly Zone, directly citing Obama’s own words about Libya. The Russians called an Emergency Security Council meeting last night to discuss a new resolution, but they said they didn’t expect much from NATO, and that’s what they got.
Depending on how the meetup goes on D-Day, I think he’ll move after that. Just too much pressure building at home, and from the parliament. And they can claim the same moral high ground that Obama claimed in Libya, for the same reasons.
(Do the Ukrainian have any of those amazing flying palaces, building, tanks, and people like the Libyans apparently had?)
And you’ll remember, I called this all the way back in early March, when others were saying Putin would invade with ground forces. I’m just surprised it has taken this long.