
Michael McFaul @McFaul
If Crimea is allegedly a red line for Putin, he has other options besides using a nuclear weapon to defend that redline. Whether he would succeed is a different matter. But assuming that the ONLY way to defend a threatened Crimea is by using a nuclear bomb is wrong. — PolitiTweet.org
Michael McFaul @McFaul
Putin is more likely to start negotiating seriously only when he is losing, not when he still sees a path to victor… https://t.co/TGi2Iw6ZdI