(September 5, 2022 at 7:10 pm)Irreligious Atheist Wrote: lol obviously Russia was going to lie about the imminent invasion. Anyone in his position would, no? That's just smart.
That rather undercuts any trust required to sign and execute a treaty, don' you think? Again, in diplomacy, credibility is everything -- and Putin, whatever else he has done, has squandered Russia's credibility, by this very point.