Why Putin’s gamble on Ukraine borders on the insane
Moscow cannot achieve its aims in Ukraine without a historic capitulation by the US. And the Russian president has made it difficult for himself to retreat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown down the gauntlet against the West in a way no Kremlin leader has done since Nikita Khrushchev brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe six decades ago.
It’s a huge strategic gamble by the Kremlin – one that has led to a situation in which Putin must either climb down from his extensive demands or launch a military operation likely to lead to large-scale war in Europe.
