"Whether by accident or design, Vladimir Putin has a useful idiot running America. International diplomacy has been turned on its head, enemies made friends, allies threatened, international laws defoliated."
"Russian strategic policy, known as the Gerasimov Doctrine, argues that chaos in the ranks of the enemy is victory and a path to greatness. By that standard, Putin should be stringing up the bunting in the Kremlin."
Europe should take the lead in negotiations with Russia over Ukraine's future. U.S. leadership is characterized as a useful idiot aiding Russian aims, producing reversed diplomacy where enemies become partners, allies are threatened, and international law is eroded. Russian strategic policy, the Gerasimov Doctrine, prioritizes creating chaos within adversary ranks as a form of victory and national advancement. That approach delivers strategic advantage to Moscow by destabilizing opponents and exploiting diplomatic confusion. A continent-led negotiation is presented as a corrective to chaotic outcomes and a means to restore coherent international diplomacy toward resolving the Ukraine crisis.
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