Although the troops aren’t being sent to Ukraine, the US said it was 'very clear the Russians have no intention right now of de-escalating' and it would be prudent to prepare.
Western coalition will hope Schonbach’s sacking will mollify Ukraine. US doesn’t have the stomach to fight someone else’s war and India has more than a little skin in the game.
Last December, Xi had called Putin an 'old friend'. Kicking off an invasion of Ukraine in the middle of Beijing's Winter Olympics could throw a wrench into such warmth.
US has focused with European allies on building up threat of 'massive consequences' for Russia to dissuade Putin from sending forces into Ukraine, Anthony Blinken says.
As Biden has warned of severe economic restrictions, one big risk to the flow of gas to Europe would be sanctions cutting Russia off from the ability to trade in foreign currency.
During a talk by Schonbach at a New Delhi-based think tank, Schoenbach suggested Putin’s underlying goal in the Ukraine standoff was to win affirmation for Russia as a major power.
As scholars of the politics and culture of Ukraine and Russia, we know that underpinning Putin’s goal is Russia’s historical view of Ukraine as a part of its greater empire.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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