Putin's war, a dilemna

Some US and European officials are talking about aiming for regime change in Russia, even setting the goal of splintering Russia into several countries. This is dangerous.

In addition, it will tend to prolong the war even beyond recovering Ukraine's territory.

I said in March that we should assure Putin that driving him out of power in Russia is not one of the west's aims. to give him the chance to decide to end the war with no victory.