Opinion
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.
Carl BildtRussian 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.
Washington Post
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