ultimatum to the united states and nato in the form of two draft security agreements are full of things they really cannot possibly accept. we re going to have a week of diplomacy coming up in the coming week but don t be fooled, this is not the kind of good-faith diplomacy that s supposed to lead to an agreement. it s the kind of phony diplomacy that an aggressor engages in prior to a premedicated military attack. ian, why do you feel a little bit less certain, in fact, you ve said the end of the day if you had to bet, you bet russia will not go into ukraine militarily? what i m suggesting is if i had to bet i do think escalation is likely. i agree with niall this is not a friendly negotiation meant to resolve, it s actually meant to
and nato in the form of two draft security agreements that are full of things they really cannot possibly accept. we re going to have a week of diplomacy coming up in the coming week, but don t be fooled. this is not the kind of good-faith diplomacy that s supposed to lead to an agreement. it s the kind of phony diplomacy that an aggressor engages in prior to a premedicated military attack. ian, why do you feel a little bit less certain, in fact, you ve said the end of the day if you had to bet, you bet russia will not go into ukraine militarily? what i m suggesting is if i had to bet i do think escalation is likely. i agree with niall this is not a friendly negotiation meant to resolve, it s actually meant to reside.