field of human conflict did so much hang on the whims of one man. Is Vladimir Putin about to invade Ukraine, as the massing Russian troops on its borders suggest? Or is he bluffing, to extort concessions from his neighbour and the West? No one can be sure of Mr Putin’s intentions. Even his own foreign minister seems to be kept guessing. But, if fighting is about to break out, the world needs to understand the stakes.
A full Russian invasion would be Europe’s biggest war since the 1940s, and the first toppling since then of a democratically elected European government by a foreign invader. Russians would not only suffer casualties, especially during a long-running insurgency, but also cause the death of untold Ukrainians—fellow Slavs, with whom many have family ties.
For Mr Putin, the economic consequences of war would be survivable, at least in the short term. His central bank has $600bn in reserves—more than enough to weather sanctions. But the political gains in Ukraine could easily be overwhelmed by setbacks at home which, as Mr Putin knows better than anyone, is where his fate will ultimately be determined.
CLARIFICATION: the world order is already destabilized because individual Nations are still competing & playing the same diplomatic , political, economic game of ping-pong. Andrew Carnegie had it right.Why can'twe? Time to change to ImprovingLifeFormulaReadyForUse
The future of Europe is threatened by the rise of Nazism in Ukraine. Stop it and it's backers in the US and UK. Prevent another apocalypse before its too late.
Love and Integrity are what we should all fight to have in order to decently serve communities and nations! We can’t succeed in governing or ruling without these two things. Love should be the force pushing us naturally and integrity should be what keep us going! JBB
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And the Bidens are welcoming a new family cat to the White House. :) USA RussiaUkraine
Sounds like we should not get involved
You are saying things you don’t know
Not to mention the the extra spiked lab grown covid variant they plan on unleashing on invading Russian troops may leak out of Russia.
Russia escalating its aggression against Ukraine means Russian atrocities against Ukrainian Civilians will increase.
US financed and supported anti-russian regime for years in Ukraine.For what obj? Democracy? Harassment of Russian language, media, companies, proRussian Ukrainians, gang attacks on Russian church is NOT Democracy.That is all to drive provocation and destabilise yet another region
Fantastic title! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hey remember your doom and gloom predictions about the British economy in reference to Brexit? Try astrology - you might get more success there
It’s getting so serious that it could result in full scale minor fluctuations in London property investments (..and that will affect leaders on all sides...) so I expect it will pull-back from the brink now.
why can we not have houses in America, bricks are cheap, mortar is cheap, concrete is cheap. WE did a lot better in the past with this issue.
Your firm political stance is hurting your professionalism.
You call this Russia´s roulette? It seems to me a game that, although dangerous, Russia is winning. It is a war against the American economy and not against Ukraine.
Ops!😏
The only one who plays Russian roulette is Selensky. He wants to take back the Donbass and Crimea by force.
Yes your banking buddies continue to make gold cheaper for Putin. It may be time you put your money where your mouth is because no one seems to care about Ukraine.
😅😅😅 Bullshit not war
They like to play rolutte in a diffrent way
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