Diane Francis, Atlantic Council: Putin Corners Himself in Ukraine.
We Would Be Crazy to Placate Him Now
The recent backroom bilateral talks between the United States and Russia about Ukraine have caused anxiety in the region, raised hopes that sanctions could be lifted, and elevated Russian President Vladimir Putin's status to super power level.
All are counterproductive.
Since the bilateral talks and optimistic statements by US Secretary of State John Kerry about possible peace in Ukraine, Russian proxies in Ukraine responded by moving people and weapons westward from Donetsk and re-escalating violence near Mariupol, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Clearly, offering an olive branch doesn't work. Only tightening the noose will.
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