Russia often feels it’s at the height of its powers in diplomacy. It takes its cue from what others say and because it has a lot to respond with it feels in control. However, most of this is found to be historical bias and not a lot of it translates here.
The democratic cause Ukraine has to fight for is less historic but more pressing today than the past. It has more to it than mere feelings of nostalgia. It’s not a sentiment. It’s a reality of how people live and how we’re getting along here.
