The only positive thing I see in attempting to deescalate this crisis is that the USA and Russia are holding discussion on it. But the reality is that the discussions have not led to any meaningful breakthrough. There is no withdrawal of Russian troops, an end to the possibility of war and certainly no serious negotiations. It appears that Putin has full control of the agenda. he makes demands of NATO and requests phone calls with President Biden. That shows me that to deal with an autocrat like Putin is not to cajole him but move on to power politics. By that I mean that you don’t give in or back down but remind him firmly that any reckless actions by him will indeed result in severe economic consequences for his nation. Both parties have cards in their hand and it is Putin’s turn to play his hand.

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