On Putin and Trump
Putin hasn’t known when or how to deliver an ultimatum. He ignored a few of his own ultimatums already, and also Medvedev’s. Biden has now decided that long range U.S. artillery will be allowed to strike deep inside Russia. The news says he is considering it, but this means he already decided it; Blinken and the UK foreign minister are said to be evaluating it (today is 9/11).
We know Russia delivered a written ultimatum to Great Britain not too long ago, through its ambassador in London, and its foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow; Zakharova wore no makeup that day and I thought she was emphasizing the gravity of the ultimatum. The ultimatum said that if the United Kingdom allowed its long-range artillery to be used to hit targets inside Russia, there would be a direct retribution against the kingdom.
Well, they (all) measured Putin on their balance and found him to be wanting. The UK evidently decided to disregard his ultimatum since it is moving now toward authorizing the use of its long-range artillery inside Russia. The U.S. and G.B. are feeling him out right now, just in case, but it’s decided, obviously.
“We’re good until we’re lost” (good saying) and I think Putin has been lost so since December-2021, when he sent two proposals to NATO and the U.S. about needed nuclear safety measures, and even a new non-adversarial relationship between Russia and the West, besides delineating Russia’s nuclear-military se
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