OPINION: 'Many thought he was immune to pressure that losses in Ukraine might cause. But that is clearly not the case,' writes djrothkopf
even more aggressively with military aid to Ukraine so it can better attack the depleted and confused Russian forces within their borders.
There was initially a debate about whether too much Western support for Ukraine would trigger Putin’s wrath. Then came the debate about providing precision weapons. Then came the debate about tanks. Then came the debate about longer-range missile systems. Then came the debate about aircraft. In other words, the moment, recent history, and good common strategic sense all suggest that now is the time to provide as much additional support to Ukraine as the West can muster… because it is likely to be used to the greatest effect and because we have seen that when Putin faces a risk that he feels threatens his hold on power, he is open to negotiating.
Prigozhin made a high-profile public challenge to the Kremlin’s rationale for going into the war… and the comparatively neutral response to his gambit from both military and Russian political leaders spoke volumes about the concerns that must exist within those groups.
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