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Is it a miserable own goal by Putin, or further fodder for the "us versus them" siege mentality that is the cornerstone these days of a Russian propaganda machine that has gone full throttle? How will he really react and will public opinion continue to follow him? At a time when neither side wants to negotiate, should the West double down or offer Putin an exit ramp?
The Kremlin has now succeeded where the Soviet Union never did in pushing neutral neighbours Finland and soon Sweden to apply for NATO membership. The stunning reversal has got Moscow threatening a "military-technical" response.
As Sweden ponders joining NATO, a remote holiday destination in the Baltic Sea is once again bolstering its defences.
Wet snow turns into drizzling rain. Thanks to some diplomatic backing and the security clearance of the German and French embassies in Stockholm, I got finally authorization from the Swedish armed forces headquarters to enter the military facility on Gotland, a strategically important island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Crouching down into the muddy soil I try best as I can to catch the tense faces of the young soldiers deployed across the coniferous woodland, passing a hidden tank, pausing behind some rocks for a few seconds, then silently moving further towards a trench that separates a small ridge from a large open meadow. It’s like a choreographed war-ballet, every single fighter fitting smoothly into the well-trained mechanism of their squad. Suddenly some dark silhouettes appear in the grassland ahead. Squad leader Benjamin commands: “Open Fire!”
And what about morale on both sides? How will Vladimir Putin react? As the West pledges more and more weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin is threatening a new bombing campaign against the capital.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, with significant loss of civilian life in Ukraine, warnings are being sounded about the knock-on effects of the conflict on people far from Europe. This is due to the massive hit to food production and exports from Ukraine and Russia – two countries that together provide more than 750 million people, in 27 countries, with over half of their total wheat needs.
And if the kind of carpet bombing seen in Chechnya and Syria is not enough, what about chemical weapons? NATO allies were asked about red lines at their Thursday summit in Brussels.
NATO’s support has been a “crucial factor” in enabling Ukraine to resist Russia’s invading forces, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has told Euronews.