to protest against vladimir putin do not want to be labelled as american patsies, they do not want to be seen as pawns for the american government, so i think in the state department in particular, if you ask those folks, they would prefer that the united statesjust let things run its course. it is hard to see, isn t it, any way out of this war that does not end up with russia taking a larger slice of ukraine even than it has already got. can the united states live with that? you have got to remember, a lot of people in the biden administration, or in the 0bama administration, eight years ago, when russia invaded crimea, a lot of them feel like the united states response was not forceful enough and i think there are a lot of people in the foreign policy establishment now who are concerned that whatever happens, whatever kind of resolution, short of a full russian withdrawal back to the original borders, which serve as further encouragement somewhere down the line.
they feel it is better left unsaid? a desperate vladimir putin and an unpredicted vladimir putin, one who feels threatened by the west is one who could intentionally or not escalate this military situation to something that nato does not want. you don t want him to feel like the west wants him removed from power because a person who is desperate to hang onto power can do things that are dangerous. i think there is also concern when you look at the united states and calling for regime change in russia, that is counter productive. the people who may be organising to protest vladimir putin don t want to be labelled as american patsies, they don t want to be seen as pawns for the american government, so i think in a state department in particular, they would prefer the united states let things run its course. it is let things run its course. it is hard to see let things run its course. it is hard to see any let things run its course. it is hard to see any way - let things run its cours
when you look at the united states, particularly calling for regime change in russia, is that that is actually counter productive. people who may be organising to protest against vladimir putin do not want to be labelled as american patsies, they do not want to be seen as pawns for the american government, so i think in the state department in particular, if you ask those folks, they would prefer that the united states just let things run its course. it is hard to see, isn t it, any way out of this war that does not end up with russia taking a larger slice of ukraine even than it has already got. can the united states live with that. you have got to remember, a lot of people in the biden administration, or in the 0bama administration, eight years ago, when russia invaded crimea, a lot of them feel like the united states response was not forceful enough, and i think there are a lot of people in the foreign policy establishment now who are concerned that whatever happens, whatever kind o
like the west wants him removed from power, because a person who is desperate to hang onto power can do things that are dangerous. i think there is also a concern when you look at the united states, particularly, calling for regime change in russia, is that that is actually counter productive. the people who may be organising to protest against vladimir putin do not want to be labelled as american patsies, they do not want to be seen as pawns for the american government, so i think in the state department, in particular, if you ask those folks, they would prefer that the united states just let things run its course. it is hard to see, isn t it, any way out of this war that does not end up with russia taking a larger slice of ukraine even than it has already got? can the united states live with that?