The United States will need Russia’s help containing a rising China.

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瀬戸際外交なのか、本当に戦争をするつもりなのか、あるいはまだ最終判断が下されていないのかは分かりません。

ただ、｢それ｣が可能な状態に至りつつあるのは事実だと思います。

— mssn65 (@jpg2t785) December 14, 2021

 

Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions

By Paul Kirby

BBC News

So what are those red lines?

One of them is stopping Nato's expansion any further to the east, and deploying weapons in neighbouring countries that could threaten Russia. President Putin has said if Ukraine joins Nato then military contingents, bases and offensive weapons will follow.

Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault

The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin

By John J. Mearsheimer

September/October 2014

 Did Cuba have the right to form a military alliance with the Soviet Union during the Cold War? The United States certainly did not think so, and the Russians think the same way about Ukraine joining the West. It is in Ukraine’s interest to understand these facts of life and tread carefully when dealing with its more powerful neighbor

The　United States will also someday need Russia’s help containing a rising　China. Current U.S. policy, however, is only driving Moscow and　Beijing closer together. 

西側のウクライナ政策というか、対露政策は間違っておる。

中国に集中すべき。