Could this have been avoided? Was NATO and the US too weak and reactive since March? Did Putin through talks feel NATO would divide or respond weakly because of energy? Does this compare to the first Iraq War, where Saddam due to words and policies of the US and NATO felt he could take Kuwait without too many serious issues, but then came an overwhelming response that put him in a lose lose situation. It appears Putin is now in that lose lose situation due to an overwhelming response he probably didn't expect. It seems in weak reactive policy for 2 decades not to poke the bear we let the bear out of its cage. Right now Putin has chosen to escalate. I don't see how this doesn't eventually end in WW3.
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