In his historic address to Congress—the first ever given by a leader while sheltered in a bunker in the middle of a war—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke passionately about his nation’s plight, reminding Congress that every night in Ukraine was like Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
The rules of old no longer apply. Putin is re-writing the playbook. Putin regards Ukraine as a wayward satellite that needs to be brought back into orbit, while the West sees it as an independent country. In essence, establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine pretends that Ukraine is essentially a giant de facto DMZ or buffer between the West and Russia, and theoretically limits the conflict to ground troops and unmanned munitions. Putin does not see Ukraine as a buffer, but as a part of his realm. We are seeing a new model of power politics being exhibited here, and resolution by old rules and conventional means does not look promising.
A no-fly zone would be a mistake. Our allies in NATO will not support it, so we would have to do it unilaterally. That would a blow to the unity within NATO and the EU that Biden has been working so hard to achieve.
“Fiona Hill, a former senior director of Europe and Russia at the U.S. National Security Council, has warned, we are already in World War III, whether we acknowledge it or not“
The US was reluctant to enter WWII as well & only did so when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. A fact that I find unforgivably shameful.
While I fully understand the risk, in the meantime, even with all the armaments Ukraine is being supplied with, hundreds are dying every day, and the countries infrastructure is being purposely destroyed!
It is time for the rest of the western world, NATO and the EU to, as the saying goes, “shit or get off the pot”!
Putin will see this as a sign of weakness and WILL continue to be a belligerent until the rest of us stomp him into the ground so hard he’ll never rise again!
The rules of old no longer apply. Putin is re-writing the playbook. Putin regards Ukraine as a wayward satellite that needs to be brought back into orbit, while the West sees it as an independent country. In essence, establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine pretends that Ukraine is essentially a giant de facto DMZ or buffer between the West and Russia, and theoretically limits the conflict to ground troops and unmanned munitions. Putin does not see Ukraine as a buffer, but as a part of his realm. We are seeing a new model of power politics being exhibited here, and resolution by old rules and conventional means does not look promising.
A no-fly zone would be a mistake. Our allies in NATO will not support it, so we would have to do it unilaterally. That would a blow to the unity within NATO and the EU that Biden has been working so hard to achieve.
“Fiona Hill, a former senior director of Europe and Russia at the U.S. National Security Council, has warned, we are already in World War III, whether we acknowledge it or not“
The US was reluctant to enter WWII as well & only did so when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. A fact that I find unforgivably shameful.
While I fully understand the risk, in the meantime, even with all the armaments Ukraine is being supplied with, hundreds are dying every day, and the countries infrastructure is being purposely destroyed!
It is time for the rest of the western world, NATO and the EU to, as the saying goes, “shit or get off the pot”!
Putin will see this as a sign of weakness and WILL continue to be a belligerent until the rest of us stomp him into the ground so hard he’ll never rise again!