Tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen during drills at an unknown location near the border of Russia-annexed Crimea, Ukraine, in this handout picture released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine press service April 14, 2021. Press Service General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Brandon J Weichert, Asia Times: US cannot afford a world war with Russia
Biden administration's renewed encirclement policy of Russia could backfire badly in Ukraine and beyond.
Russia’s autocratic strongman, President Vladimir Putin, finds himself in an unenviable position. He is deeply unpopular at home. An old political rival, Alexei Navalny, has returned home from abroad in an attempt to overturn Putin’s increasingly unpopular regime.
Moreover, it appears to Putin as though US President Joe Biden is leading NATO and the European Union (EU) in a renewed encirclement strategy meant to break Russian power in Europe and ultimately push Putin himself from power.
Whether or not the West is stoking the flames of resentment and regime change in Russia, the fact remains that Putin clearly believes the West is responsible—which further threatens regional security at a time when American power is being stretched to its breaking point all throughout Eurasia.
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WNU Editor: Could not have said it any better.
