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Biden’s Direst Predictions Prove True in Ukraine
The invasion was imminent after all, and Vladimir Putin has only begun testing the world’s resolve.
When the Russian media announced in late August of 2021 that the Taliban offensive in Kabul seemed to be “winding down,” foreign policy experts on three continents shifted uncomfortably.
It wasn’t so much the blatant falsehood of it. By that time, almost every other intelligence agency and government on earth was saying the exact opposite. The statement begged a troubling question: Why did Russia want to create the impression that the Taliban wasn’t about to march into Kabul?
More importantly, why were Russian authorities going out on a limb with such a falsehood?
Recently, when the Biden Administration accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning an imminent invasion of the Ukraine, Russian authorities issued such a full-throated denial, it again reeked of dishonesty and misdirection.
The denial, with 175,000 Russian troops staging near the Ukrainian border, constructing pontoon bridge crossings and field hospitals in a general state of martial readiness, was a slap in the face of Western leaders.
It was an extraordinary situation, unheard of since the Cold War, and it called for drastic measures. In response, President Biden…