The US military is the only thing stopping China from swallowing Taiwan whole
As China steps up its rhetoric against Taiwan, lessons must be learned from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
BY BEN ZACHARIAH | PUBLISHED JUN 30, 2022 9:30 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine relied on two key determinations – one of which was a serious misstep, and the other which was spot on.
Putin and his advisors miscalculated the tenacity and determination of the Ukrainian people, and the level of resistance they would mount against one of the world’s largest military forces. Kyiv was expected to fall within weeks.
But there was another reaction Putin and his top advisors correctly anticipated, and it was absolutely key to executing a successful operation: the lack of direct intervention by the U.S. and its allies if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
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