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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I think it's now apparent that the West responded too weakly towards Russia in 2014 although that's with hindsight. But interestingly, the arguments advanced then about not upsetting Russia are the same arguments we're advancing for not imposing a no-fly zone or donating aircraft to Ukraine.
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The response was very weak. There would still have been no direct conflict between NATO and Russia, but if we had been tough on sanctions as we are being now and not continued to suckle on his gas and oil, he may not have considered going after all it. But the West gave him no reason to be fearful of that.