The Washington Post (Washington Post) wrote in its editorial today, Tuesday, that the hope of a diplomatic escape from the war in Ukraine is dying, but it is not dead yet, referring to a video clip published by Moscow of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov telling President Vladimir Putin that diplomacy is " Not exhausted."
Whether Russian President Vladimir Putin finds a way to save face and retreat or, as it seems more likely, order the bloody military attack that the administration of US President Joe Biden warned of, the newspaper believes that this crisis has already taught the United States and its allies around the world definite lessons, not from Too early to recognize them and prepare for appropriate action.
The main lesson is that the survival of democracy is linked to geopolitics because of the simple fact that has been proven time and time again in the 20th century, that democratic principles do not thrive in a vacuum, and must be institutionalized in a secure regional space.
The survival of democracy is tied to geopolitics because of the simple fact that has been proven time and time again in the 20th century, that democratic principles do not thrive in a vacuum, and must be institutionalized in a secure regional space.
And she saw this as the answer to those who would ask about the interest of the United States in Ukraine, whose interest lay in preventing a coercive, anti-democratic appropriation of that large area of land and its population.
Thus setting a precedent to intimidate others or occupy other lands.
The Washington Post added that democracy starts from within, and that American democracy needs internal reform and strengthening.
Yet what is also required is a critical mass of like-minded states, many having already succumbed to internal disintegration or external pressure.
The newspaper added that the Atlantic alliance, backed by new partners in the Indo-Pacific region, remains necessary and appropriate in the 21st century, as Putin complains that he must pose military threats to counter NATO expansion.
The newspaper considered this a propaganda, mostly, to justify the emergence of the new Russian Empire, based on the anti-democratic ideology that he had been seeking for years, noting that the best response to this is the cohesion of the alliance.
Its editorial concluded that Putin taught the world that brute force, and the resulting coercive control, is still important.
In fact, he sees it as everything.
Yet he is wrong in his perception, which US foreign policy must prove.