We're All Friends

Putin's failure to achieve a swift win has geopolitical consequences that have yet to become fully apparent. Since NATO has pulled together, Russia has had to seek out its own alliances. Joe Biden said the world is backing Ukraine, but sadly that means pursuing a policy of strategic ambivalence. India and other non-aligned countries are currently underway naval exercises off the coast of South Africa. A major demonstration is taking place in Berlin this weekend at Germany's agreement with Moscow on Ukraine. China might supply Russia with weapons, dangerously destabilizing the global power balance by making clear that reckless rhetoric about nuclear war needs to end.