Crimea was a test to see reaction. This is test two. I think that what Putin wants to see is how cohesive NATO actually is and how far they might go publicly regarding a Non -NATO neighbor. Ukraine is far from a democratic nation but far better than it was prior to being unbound by Gorbachev. Now Putin wants to see NATO get in a fight…
Crimea was a test to see reaction. This is test two. I think that what Putin wants to see is how cohesive NATO actually is and how far they might go publicly regarding a Non -NATO neighbor. Ukraine is far from a democratic nation but far better than it was prior to being unbound by Gorbachev. Now Putin wants to see NATO get in a fight with itself. Putin thinks NATO is essentially the USA and that exposing unwillingness to support Ukraine can be the beginning step to pushing the USA out of Europe. If he's incorrect, then the result will be permanent troop locations on all of the borders in Eastern Erupe which NATO influences.
Crimea was a test to see reaction. This is test two. I think that what Putin wants to see is how cohesive NATO actually is and how far they might go publicly regarding a Non -NATO neighbor. Ukraine is far from a democratic nation but far better than it was prior to being unbound by Gorbachev. Now Putin wants to see NATO get in a fight with itself. Putin thinks NATO is essentially the USA and that exposing unwillingness to support Ukraine can be the beginning step to pushing the USA out of Europe. If he's incorrect, then the result will be permanent troop locations on all of the borders in Eastern Erupe which NATO influences.
That's my opinion.
Pete VanderLaan
Chocorua
New Hampshire