(September 7, 2022 at 2:51 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(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.
No, it doesn't. Being smart does not squander credibility. It's the invasion itself that caused the hit to Russia's credibility, not lying about it beforehand Like that other poster pointed out, Russia would have at least some incentive to keep to the deal, or else they know the West is just going to go right back to interfering and giving Ukraine billions in weapons to defend themselves.
