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"The flurry of diplomatic activity last week over Russia’s latest military
buildup near Ukraine ended, as expected, with no breakthrough agreement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “dead end”.
Washington was hoping the talks between Russia and the United States and its
NATO allies, which took place in three different European cities, would
de-escalate the crisis along Ukraine’s border and lead to a diplomatic
solution.
But the stalemate shows how differently the Putin and Biden administrations
interpret the security situation on Europe’s periphery.
For the US, Russia’s determination to act as a spoiler stems from a petulant
unhappiness with the post-Soviet geopolitical status quo.
For Russia, the US is the chief instigator of instability in Europe, pushing
Western-dominated political and security institutions, like NATO and the
European Union, ever closer to its borders.
These contrasting viewpoints give both protagonists entirely different
objectives for the outcome of the talks – one wants to build walls, the other
seeks to break them down."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
