Col. Douglas McGregor argues that Moscow has lost faith in U.S. diplomacy after staged meetings and views the Ukraine war as existential. Russia continues military pressure, while Trump, like Biden, turns to harsher sanctions—especially targeting Russian oil and gas exports—that McGregor says will backfire and hurt the West. At the same time, NATO and the EU appear divided and weakening, while Russia deepens economic ties with China, India, and other BRICS partners.
Credit to : Strategic Tensions