Putin Misplays His Cards, what Could Have Been a Winning Hand has become the Road to Armageddon
Paul Craig Roberts- Putin still doesn’t understand that he is at war. He speaks as if Russia is a member of the European Community.
Every day that passes raises my concern that the Kremlin is mishandling a dangerous situation and making it more dangerous. Putin and Lavrov send every wrong signal. The message they should be sending is “Don’t Tread on Me.” Instead, Lavrov whines that his “Western partners” are being mean to Russia, and Putin offers energy so NATO countries can continue their war against Russia and be saved from freezing to death while they are fighting against Russia.
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I have followed Mr Roberts for a long time. But I don't know that full blown war is the answer YET. There are a lot of plusses to the slow go approach.