Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Putin’s three choices on Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the naval parade of Black Sea Fleet ships in Sevastopol, May 9, 2014.
More than three months have passed since Vladimir Putin's triumphalist speech to the Russian parliament. In it, he exulted in his military seizure of Crimea while basking in an orgy of chauvinistic sentiment. Putin clearly relished the enthusiasm and apparently gave little thought to the larger, longer-term strategic consequences of what he unleashed.
