Home
Paul Craig Roberts
Institute for Political Economy
Putin’s Inability to Act Is Spinning the Ukraine Conflict Out of Control
Putin’s Inability to Act Is Spinning the Ukraine Conflict Out of Control
Paul Craig Roberts
Putin’s Unwillingness to Use Force to Bring the Ukraine Conflict to an End has Greatly Widened the War which is approaching a dangerous stage. NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said that the American F-16 aircraft that NATO countries are about to provide Ukraine can be used to attack deep inside Russia. These aircraft, along with the long-range missiles that Biden is about to provide to Ukraine, comprise a US/NATO attack on Russia
A conflict that Putin waited 8 years to recognize and should have ended in two weeks has foolishly continued for two years. Each month along the way Washington and NATO got more involved. Now they are about to turn the conflict from Donbass to an attack on Russia herself.
As I said would happen, we have watched the provocations increase step by step as Putin’s inaction encouraged more and more serious provocations. Putin’s inaction has trained Washington and NATO to see no consequences of US/NATO sponsored attacks deep into Russian territory.
Clearly, Putin needs more realistic advisers if we are to avoid nuclear Armageddon.