Putin

The situation in Ukraine is beginning to look like the first German excursion into Austria. The excuse was that there were many Germans living in Austria. Putin said there were many Russians living in Crimea and in 2014 after Ukraine ousted its pro-Russian president, Putin invaded and annexed Crimea. Now Putin is saying that there are many Russian living in Ukraine and he is lining up troops on the border between Russia and Ukraine. He is demanding that the west pull its military out of countries that border Russia, the most obvious being Poland, that the west not try to expand NATO. In return he will not invade. If the west concedes to these demands most experts say Russia will then ask for further concessions. Throughout history dictators have never been satisfied and look to expand their territory and Russia appears to be no exception. The question is should the west give in or will there be another proxy war between the US and Russia. Putin has said that the worst thing that happened in his life was the fall of the old Soviet Union and at age 69 he wants to re-establish the USSR. The ball is in Biden's court.