The West equivocates as Ukrainians die

Despite movement and co-operation on a raft of sanctions, the collective will to take a more confrontational stance in the face of Putin’s unknown ultimate objectives and nuclear threats seemed to falter.

At a meeting on March 7 in London with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (whose government has stopped Russian oil imports), left, both British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said European countries weren’t ready for such a hit on their energy systems and economies, writes Les Whittington. Number 10 photograph by Andrew Parsons

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

March 7, 2022

OTTAWA—Clearly, no one knew what to make of Vladimir Putin as he pursued his barbaric assault on neighbouring Ukraine last week. His strange meeting over tea with Aeroflot flight attendant trainees, who looked on in consternation as the Russian dictator muttered away about his murderous military ...

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