Regardless of any intellectual discussions you guys are having in this thread - which are frankly above my head, not being an expert in either politics or world history... I'm just learning as we go about all this - what does anyone think of recent developments where Putin is calling the sanctions themselves 'akin to a declaration of war' and something he will not forget?
I just feel that it's basically holding the world to ransom and constantly moving the goalposts... ie every move like this is him escalating the situation despite claiming that others are, and from a guy that has repeatedly shown himself not to have an honest or honourable bone in his body in the conduct of this war. The more stuff like this happens, the more and more I'm resigned to the possibility that WW3 might ultimately be out of our control as he seems determined to bring it about. I mean I don't think we can, or should, stop sanctions, or stop imposing further sanctions, but if he's treating that as akin to a declaration of war, where can we go from here? What do you guys think?
I just feel that it's basically holding the world to ransom and constantly moving the goalposts... ie every move like this is him escalating the situation despite claiming that others are, and from a guy that has repeatedly shown himself not to have an honest or honourable bone in his body in the conduct of this war. The more stuff like this happens, the more and more I'm resigned to the possibility that WW3 might ultimately be out of our control as he seems determined to bring it about. I mean I don't think we can, or should, stop sanctions, or stop imposing further sanctions, but if he's treating that as akin to a declaration of war, where can we go from here? What do you guys think?