BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — If President Joe Biden’s current remarks in Poland and President Vladimir Putin’s in Moscow only a day later are any indication of the trail ahead, the February 24 anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine might symbolize the start of a brand new and doubtlessly way more harmful part of the battle, which is more and more wanting like a battle between NATO and the Russian Federation. Add to that, ominous alerts from Beijing and Tehran that this battle might get a lot larger because the leaders of these autocracies begin to perceive the implications of a Russian defeat for their very own regimes.
Let’s begin with the symbolism of President Biden reaching Kyiv earlier than President Putin and the place this battle could also be headed.
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