An Unexpected Indicator of Change

... conflict are really high. Russia’s failure to achieve its goals in Ukraine will mean a strategic fiasco that the U.S. and the UK, Ukraine’s key partners, are seeking and expediting. Yet likewise, the West’s failure to take Russia down will lead to irreversible ... ... period—not only because of the completely ruined relations with Western states, but also because of the dramatic shifts in the global balance of power. Source: Russia in Global Affairs