unclear level of joint commitments.

will create tensions within the Alliance and reduce the already unclear level of joint commitments. In such circumstances, Russia, together with its allies, may decide to launch a direct aggression against a NATO member to confirm the inoperability of the Euro-Atlantic security architecture and create a new political reality in Europe on Russia’s terms Apparently, Putin believes that Russia is close to a strategic breakthrough in the war with Ukraine and in its confrontation with the West and, therefore, is not interested in ending the war. The model of limited deterrence of Russia chosen by the West proved ineffective and gave Russian authorities time to adapt to the new conditions. Predictions of Russia’s economic and technological collapse due to limited sanction pressure proved irrelevant. The Russian economy has adapted, and it is now dependent on the war while simultaneously being the basis for waging war. The war has also become a necessary condition for the domestic political stability of the Russian regime. สล็อตเว็บตรง