On Feb. 12 Russia threatened to sever ties with the European Union (EU) if it continues to impose sanctions on Russia for its criminal actions at home and abroad and continues to intervene in Russian affairs. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov justified this move by invoking the hoary adage that if you want peace prepare for war, thus confirming Russia’s fundamentally warlike foreign and defense policy.
Stephen Blank: Calling Moscow’s bluff
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Mikhail Degtyarev, the acting governor of the far eastern Khabarovsk region, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 16, 2021.
