The Kremlin Made a Strategic Mistake by Refusing the breakaway republics request to be reincorporated into Russia where they historically resided
Paul Craig Roberts- The Kremlin’s failure in 2014 to reincorporate the Donbass Russians back into Russia has played into Washington’s hands.
The Kremlin demonstrated indecision and weakness, and left a festering wound that Washington is exploiting. As I have long warned, the Kremlin’s passivity will result in war.
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