Bloomberg: Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Forces Biden to Rewrite US Security Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a major rewrite of the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Early versions of the text, which is still being finalized, show how the administration’s priorities are shifting in response to Putin’s war in Ukraine and the burgeoning partnership between Beijing and Moscow.
The document’s publication, originally slated for this past January, was delayed after US officials came to believe that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was likely.
It is now being substantially rewritten to reflect the ways the world has changed since the war began, the people said. It’s not yet clear when it will be published, and one of the people emphasized it may still undergo changes.
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WNU Editor: The world has certainly changed a lot in the past two years. So this rewrite of America's National Security Strategy should surprise no one. But my gut tells me that we are going to see even more change in the coming months that will make this rewrite obsolete. We are definitely living in interesting times.
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