Damaging myths about Europe’s security beset thinking here in the American capital. Barack Obama’s administration still believes that the crisis is essentially temporary and minor. His Republican critics in Congress believe it can be solved by arming Ukraine.
Many policymakers believe that the conflict with Vladimir Putin’s Russia stems not from irreconcilable disagreements but from unfortunate events: an ill-judged European policy towards Ukraine made a thin-skinned Russian leadership overreact. But luckily Russia is in long-term decline, and sanctions and a falling oil price will erode the Kremlin’s ability and willingness to wage a costly proxy war.
This is wrong. Putin is willing …read more
Source: European Voice
