President Putin warns NATO against "global catastrophe" by Paul Craig Roberts!
(2022-10-18 at 23:53:25 )

President Putin warns NATO against "global catastrophe" by Paul Craig Roberts!

Western leaders hopefully have "enough intelligence" to avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia, Vladimir Putin said.

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This report shows that the length of time taken by the limited operation in Donbass has not limited the conflict but greatly expanded it by giving the West plenty of time to get thoroughly involved.

Yet from his most recent statements President Putin intends to insist on a limited conflict. This insistence explains what President Putin means when he says it is necessary to understand what one means by the word "defeat" in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

President Putin is saying that he has no intention of defeating Ukraine. His aim is limited to driving Ukraines forces out of Donbass. In other words, this is not a Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is a police action in Donbass. That it is a limited police action and not an invasion of Ukraine is why the Kremlin had no ready reserves and had to call a limited mobilization to have enough soldiers to finish the job.

A limited intervention is President Putins intent. As I have made clear for some time, I think President Putin is delusional. The evidence is conclusive that Washington,D.C. has widened the conflict and that the conflict is no longer limited except in President Putins mind.

So the West is fighting a real war while President Putin confines Russias participation in the war to a limited police action. President Putins recent statement that there is no need for any further Russian attacks on Western Ukraines infrastructure proves that he does not see Russia fighting a real war. This sounds like a denial of the reality on President Putins part. As I see it, President Putins position invites more provocations and more war-widening. The inability of the Kremlin to put a strong foot down is leading to wider conflict.

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