Will Saletan: “Vladimir Putin’s central function in Europe isn’t to seize Kyiv, the Donbas, or another a part of Ukraine. It’s to weaken the North Atlantic Treaty Group, which protects lots of the continent towards him. And in that longstanding marketing campaign, Putin scored two vital victories this week.”
“One used to be in France, the place Marine Le Pen, a Putin sympathizer, completed an in depth 2d to Emmanuel Macron in Sunday’s French presidential election…”
“The opposite victory used to be in america, the place 63 Area Republicans, just about a 3rd of the GOP convention, voted towards a solution of give a boost to for NATO.”
“The Area vote, taken on April 5, is a serious warning call. Putin is also shedding floor in Ukraine, however he’s gaining floor within the U.S. Congress. 3 years in the past, 22 Area Republicans voted towards pro-NATO law. That quantity has just about tripled.”
