Russia has already taken a more concrete wall decision a head of series of talks over Ukraine possible invasion
American conservative media recently denounced U.S. President Joe Biden for making what some said were concessions to Russia with his announcement that the U.S. would not deploy troops to Ukraine or place missiles there. To them, Biden took two military options off the table.
Both of Biden’s decisions, however, outwardly appear reasonable and even inevitable. The United States will neither send its troops to Ukraine to fight the Russians nor deploy missiles there. In the diplomatic real world, Washington will deal with Vladimir Putin’s concerns through talks after consulting with its NATO allies and friends.
Biden also told Putin that Russia has only a limited number of options: It needs to de-escalate through diplomacy or face decisive economic sanctions and increased military aid to Ukraine if it invades the country. These propositions on the surface seem to be rational and correct, but when taken as a whole, these measures also appear to be nothing more than an effort by America and NATO to appease Putin’s Russia.
The Russian leader may try to test Biden’s to see if he will react strongly — especially if he knows the West won’t pursue any military option.
U.S. measures may be doomed to fail, and this is exactly what Putin has been waiting for.
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