Oh, right. I forgot that European states have no agency or responsibility and are innocent victims of big bad America. Mea culpa.
I wrote "Western" rather than "European" specifically because I believe American weakness has played a role, too. But would it really make it better if Russia invaded Europe solely because of American weakness? That European states are so weak and helpless that they hardly even factor into Putin's calculus?
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Oh, right. I forgot that European states have no agency or responsibility and are innocent victims of big bad America. Mea culpa.
I wrote "Western" rather than "European" specifically because I believe American weakness has played a role, too. But would it really make it better if Russia invaded Europe solely because of American weakness? That European states are so weak and helpless that they hardly even factor into Putin's calculus?