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2001 he said "the cold war is over" and wanted to reduce the mutual threatening. But his speech in Bundestag remained without consequences. Also Putin: "An unrequited love is an unhappy one." In a way we let him starve at a distance of one arm length. | 2001 he said "the cold war is over" and wanted to reduce the mutual threatening. But his speech in Bundestag remained without consequences. Also Putin: "An unrequited love is an unhappy one." In a way we let him starve at a distance of one arm length. | ||
'''Putin's KGB training and cold war experiences ''socialized'' him for questions methods. He raised to represent but not fulfilled Russia's claim in power and was disappointed by Europe's half-hearted partnership - additionally hampered by US hardliners. A growing paranoia and long-running multifarious corruption of Putin took place.''' Ultimately it drove him into attacking Ukraine. Does this retrospectively legitimize NATO's expansion? Now the voices of the ''eternal alerters'' are loud. "See! We always told you!" And yet they fall short to realize the broader picture. | |||
'''Cold warrior Putin has turned into a full-fledged monster - and the West is not without guilt in creating that monster. Right now we need the strength of NATO to contain that monster. | '''Cold warrior Putin has turned into a full-fledged monster - and the West is not without guilt in creating that monster. Right now we need the strength of NATO to contain that monster. | ||
Someday the question will resurface: How can we exit the dangerous bloc mentality? That is actually not a question but a necessity. | |||
Someday the question will resurface: How can we exit the dangerous bloc mentality? That actually not a question but a necessity. | |||
====Germany==== | ====Germany==== | ||