”But there are others who feel that the desire to humiliate Putin and reinforce US global military dominance is short sighted and dangerous. It risks escalating, expanding, and prolonging the war in Ukraine. Expansion of NATO to Russia’s northern borders is a provocation that will only raise the stakes in the Ukraine war and make it more difficult for Putin to back down. It was a mistake to incorporate the former Warsaw Pact countries into NATO after the end of the Cold War, as many leading analysts and policymakers argued at the time, and it ultimately served to reinforce Russia’s sense of isolation and encirclement.”
Jagatbir Singh, generalmajor från First Post 17 juni