Opinion
We are in a new ideological conflict more dangerous than the Cold War
The new conflict is not one between communists and capitalists, but one between irredentist tyranny and liberal democracy.
Martin WolfColumnistNobody knows how this will end. But we do know how it began. Vladimir Putin has mounted an unprovoked assault on an innocent country. He has committed the worst act of aggression on European soil since 1945 and has justified this vile act with outrageous lies.
He has also, for the moment, united the West against him. Putin is not the first tyrant to confuse a wish for peace with cowardice. He has instead roused the anger of Western peoples. The result is a range of sanctions on Russia as impressive as it is justified.
Financial Times
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