Did Kennan Foresee Putin?
What the diplomat got right about Russia and the West.
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What the diplomat got right about Russia and the West.
America’s 37th president tried to save America’s Russia policy in the 1990s.
One US government official has had her finger on the pulse of America’s relationship with Ukraine longer than most. But her recent talk to an audience in Kyiv is raising concerns.
For the record: I was born in Ukraine, studied in Russia, and worked in America as a laser fusion researcher and Professor of Mathematics and Physics. I - Edward Lozansky for Antiwar.com Original
Irked with the uncertainty over membership, Ukrianian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the alliance as it was a personal setback for him; he had harboured hopes that the Vilnius summit would culminate in a concrete invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance. In scathing criticism, Zelensky termed this Nato stance ‘unprecedented and absurd‘ when there is no time frame set ‘neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine‘s membership‘. He was also upset with vague wording about added conditions ‘even for inviting Ukraine‘