Here he comments on Putin”s Victory Day Speech as reported in The Washington Post. Putin is not insane, nuclear war is not in his playbook; neither is declaring war nor total mobilization. The military may have lost their fear of the Moscow security elite who run Russia. Peace returns for a few years than deteriorates as the traditional “Great Powers” continue to respond to their five hundred year old compulsions. It is interesting and sad, I guess, how fearful all governments seem to be of social and economic justice requirements.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2022 03:24 UTC