Screaming a warning that goes unheard is the stuff of nightmares. But for many in the ex-captive nations it is the daily experience of more than two decades. Following Vladimir Putin’s triumph in Minsk, Western leaders and pundits are beginning, belatedly, to notice that Russia is not just unpleasant, but menacing, and that we lack means of dealing with its arsenal of sabre-rattling, sedition and sleaze. A British parliamentary committee, for example, has blasted the government and the European Union for failing to understand Russia. The defence secretary told reporters that – shock, horror – Russia might even menace the …read more
Source: European Voice
