“We would be unwise to assume that a rising generation of Russians will embrace a more democratic and pro-western outlook. We will be dealing with people shaped by failure, humiliation, repression and manipulation.”
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe/ukraine/63275/the-fear-from-within
“This is Ukraine’s war of independence. It is also Russia’s war of succession: the latest stage in its long and failed transition from Soviet communism.”
“This is not only about Russia—it is about how we keep the peace in a rapidly changing world. We gain nothing from talking only with people who agree with us.”
