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Old-fashioned realism could have avoided the Ukrainian crisis

The truth is the West lied to Gorbachev

19 March 2022

9:00 AM

19 March 2022

9:00 AM

Russia’s actions are illegal and may constitute war crimes. That will be of little consolation if Ukraine is reduced to ashes, thousands are killed and nuclear war breaks out. Potential deleterious consequences for Australia include US and European distraction from the Indo-Pacific, a stronger Moscow–Beijing axis and China as the big strategic victor of the European war, with increased leverage over both Russia and the West.

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