"Only one person knows whether the Ukraine crisis will lead to war, the man who started it: Vladimir Putin. But so far the Biden administration has reacted to Putin’s military escalation intelligently, with an appropriate mix of deterrence and diplomacy. It has rallied European countries to stay together, provided more weapons to Ukraine and put some troops on heightened alert to signal greater resolve. It has also publicized the kinds of hybrid warfare Russia is engaging in and signaled the sanctions that Russia would face if it went ahead with an invasion."Checking for weaknesses amongst the west Putin puts everything on the border line. What will he take back with him when and if he retreats? Knowledge that there is unity in Europe and abroad? A perceived weakness becomes a strength for countries that border Russia. A lesson for another potential aggressor Xi Jinping
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