A Powerful Strategy. How Biden Outsmarted Putin for Ukraine
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Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:01:56 +0200
Bidens strategy was truly effectiveWhat is important to understand is that the aforementioned salami slicing strategy was to provide assistance to Ukraine in a moderate and measured manner thus undermining Putins red lines in small steps.Against this background, any significant retaliation from the Kremlin became unjustified.Analysts do not hide that this strategy did not bring the resounding victories that many had hoped for, but it did allow Ukraine to survive and avoid facing tough decisions from Moscow, such as a nuclear strike.Its no secret that many critics still complain that Biden overestimated the risk of escalation.However, in reality, this is not the case, as Putin was already considering a nuclear scenario during the war against Ukraine, but was dissuaded from such a decision by China.Biden wasnt just thinking about UkraineThe current US president never considered all of Putins statements to be bluffs, so he acted extremely cautiously.He did everything he could to thwart the Russian dictators attempts to redefine the thresholds of escalation, which could set a dangerous precedent for the future.Journalists once again remind us that the war is not just about Ukraine or the rulesbased international order.
It also concerns how the United States and the wider West should think about the thresholds of escalation in a new era of greatpower rivalry that often has little in common with the Cold War.
As the editorial board notes, today no one can deny the fact that Biden slowly, carefully, and cautiously succeeded in destroying Putins red lines and saved Ukraine from defeat.
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