By pushing an “aid” convoy across the border without the consent of Ukrainian authorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine’s and the West’s bluff, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said. NATO harshly condemned the aid convoy’s unauthorized entry into Ukraine, and it said for the first time that it had evidence of direct Russian military involvement in Ukraine. The European Union commission urged Russia to “reverse its decision.” The Pentagon told Russia to “remove its vehicles immediately.” But the “or else” threats from the West have been piling up for months in the Ukrainian crisis. And Putin suspects that …read more
Source: Business Insider
