“Vertical escalation” – and “very dangerous transition phase”: Masala and Mangott warn.. As of: March 25, 2024, 3:25 p.m By: Florian Naumann CommentsPressSplit Two prominent experts offer sobering assessments of the war in Ukraine.

Carlo Masala even considers war to be a fact that should be accepted. “With Putin we are dealing with someone who tells us what he is up to. He doesn’t do it right after, but he’s planning to do,” Masala said.