Timothy Garton Ash suggests it is time to arm Ukraine against the insurgency in the Donbass and to counter Russian propaganda (Sometimes only guns will stop guns. And Putin must be stopped, 2 February). This is as ill-conceived as it is dangerous and represents a fundamental misreading of the situation. It will only pile logs onto a burning fire, which will only exacerbate the situation. First, it assumes that the insurgency is simply a creature of Moscow’s will, whereas in fact the local leaders have consistently pursued their own interests and agendas, often against Moscow’s wishes. This is a classic …read more
Source: The Guardian
