Tom Friedman: “The Biden workforce has mobilized sufficient team spirit a few of the NATO allies, sufficient complicated defensive fingers transfers to Ukraine and sufficient doubtlessly biting financial sanctions on Russia to position into Putin’s thoughts the one concept that issues: ‘If I’m going forward with a full-scale invasion and it is going unhealthy — wrecking Russia’s financial system and leading to Russian infantrymen returning house in frame luggage from a battle with fellow Slavs — may it result in my very own downfall?’”
“That’s the simplest calculation that issues, and Biden has performed the most efficient process a U.S. president may do, given the asymmetry in pursuits between The usa and Russia on Ukraine, to border it. Ukraine isn’t just proper subsequent door to Russia, nevertheless it’s additionally a rustic whose destiny and long run are vitally necessary to Putin in my opinion. In contrast, maximum American citizens may now not in finding Ukraine on a map and really feel 0 emotional attachment to its long run.”
Axios: If Putin invades Ukraine, the entire international will really feel it.
