The russian autocrat feels the need to concoct such a pretence to war. The proximate answer involves gio politics, the relationship of nato in the west with russia and economic leverage. Putten and his oligarch billionaire buddies could easily just buy whatever it is they want from ukraine using the same method most other countries use, trade. But apparently, puton would rather be the seller than the buyer.
An analysis of Russia's war on Ukraine. Will sanctions work?
This episode is a reading from Michael Shermer’s post on Substack entitled: “Putin’s Problem: The outlawry of war has forced tyrants to concoct excuses for invading other countries. How should we respond? Evidence shows that outcasting in the form of economic sanctions beats armed conflict”
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