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The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers › American Greatness Victor Davis Hanson
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The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers › American Greatness
Victor Davis Hanson


Why did the war in Ukraine start in 2021?

As in 2008 and 2012, but unlike 2017 to 2021, Vladimir Putin sensed an American president would not or could not deter him, so he invaded a former Soviet republic. Under past presidents, Putin saw no downside to grabbing Ossetia, the Donbas, and Crimea.

Putin was also led to believe the West or Joe Biden would not challenge him following the recent humiliating U.S. withdrawal from Kabul. Biden’s unfortunate remark that a “minor” Russian invasion might not invoke a U.S. response did not help.

Based on past experience, Putin saw no real obstacle to a quick victory.

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Re: The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers › American Greatness Victor Davis Hanson
« Reply #1 on: Today at 09:32:20 am »
That's a pretty good and objective article by Hanson.
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Re: The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers › American Greatness Victor Davis Hanson
« Reply #2 on: Today at 10:59:20 am »
There's another option. Bankrupt Russia.

Russia's GDP is about 5% of the West's. If the West spent 5% of its GDP on arming Ukraine, Russia would be economically destroyed trying to match that.
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