By presenting Ukraine as the battlefield of a wider conflict with the West and NATO, Vladimir Putin formulated a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Each upswing in Western support for the Ukrainians proves him right, with one nuance: he is the one who started this war, while he claims to be suffering from it.
The decision to equip kyiv with combat tanks changes the diplomatic situation before modifying, it is hoped, the balance of power on the ground.
This explains the reluctance of Germany, which did not want to stand out in a face-to-face with the Russian army via its Leopards.
Washington gave her the "cover" she asked for, promising some thirty M1 Abrams, which will probably not arrive before the fall.
By then, the Leopards from all over Europe will already have their tracks in the Donbass mud.
A strategic decision taken out of order
This strategic decision constitutes a turning point in the war, but it is clear that it was taken in disorder, under the sting…
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