Vladimir Putin may be a bully, but he’s no dummy. He has sent Russian forces into Ukraine and has taken control of the Crimean Peninsula — Ukraine’s strategic warm-water port — and he probably won’t give it back. Last week, President Obama said Putin’s actions were “not strategically clever.” Try telling that to the Ukrainians.
Only the most naïve could miss that Putin’s dream has
always been to reconstitute the remnants of the former Soviet Union. His power
grab involves some risks, but he sized up the likely reaction from his
neighbors and determined the rewards were greater. Unfortunately, he appears to
be right……To Read More…..
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