Putin’s war will shake the world

Financial Times/Gideon Rachman/2-24-2022

“The phoney war is over. The real war has begun. For several weeks, the US and British governments have believed that Vladimir Putin was intent on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That is now happening.”

USAGOLD note: Rachman offers some critical insights on the realities of the Russia-Ukraine war. Rachman says the sanctions are likely to have a profound effect on Russia’s economy, but they will not deter Putin’s “chosen course.”