BBCNEWS Global Questions January 28, 2022 02:36:00
The russian build—up of troops? is itjust posturing and trying to blackmail the west or is there real danger there, do you think? i mean, i think putin is not adversed to brinkmanship. i think he does engage in brinkmanship. but i would not say that he's bluffing. you've got a massive build—up of military forces, and it-s— like anton chekhov said, "from act one, you have a gun on the stage, in act three, "it is bound to go off." so i would not underestimate what we're seeing now with russia. but that said, i would say that putin has not made up his mind — i don't think he has made up h...