Vladimir Putin on Thursday came as close to threatening war with the United States and Europe as he has ever done. Before dismissing his warnings as more bluster, Washington needs to seriously consider its next moves. Foolishly pushing ahead with plans to remove restrictions on Ukraine to use Western long-range missiles anywhere in Russia could undo 75 years of NATO keeping us out of war. […]
There is absolutely no value in America trying to test the limits of Russian willingness to go to war with the West over the introduction of long-range weapons. Such weapons won’t tip the balance of power in Ukraine’s favor in any circumstance, but granting Kyiv permission to use our weapons to strike deep within Russia could get us sucked into a fight with a nuclear-armed rival — a fight we can and should seek to avoid. Läs artikel