The U.S-Russia standoff: implications for global security

External military support has pushed Ukraine to incur greater casualties, indicating that Washington and its allies are more focused on defeating Russia than saving Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. goal to end the Putin regime by over-extending and unbalancing Russia has thus far not succeeded. For those nations affected by America’s escalatory actions, there is clearly a lot at stake should the U.S. succeed, write David Carment and Dani Belo. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Opinion

BY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO

June 16, 2022

The U.S. goal to end the Putin regime by over-extending and unbalancing Russia has thus far not succeeded. For those nations both directly and indirectly affected by America’s escalatory actions, there is clearly a lot at stake should the U.S. succeed. Increasingly lethal arms shipments provided...

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