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As US officials revealed, to the newspaper, "Washington Post"The White House kept warning Moscow of taking a nuclear attackOver the past months, there have been those who have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may actually escalate, after his forces suffered heavy losses in eastern Ukraine.
In view of this situation, the American writer, David Ignatius, believes that it is better for the American president, joe bidenTo learn from the lessons of the Cuban crisis that erupted between the United States and the former Soviet Union in 1962.
The writer believes that the American response to the Russian threats is of great importance, because it will draw the features of the international scene, in the future, and therefore, it is necessary to deal firmly with what he described as"Russian blackmail".
Ignatius added that if China sees that the West has acquiesced to Russia, due to the nuclear threat, this will signal Beijing to move forward with a plan to unite Taiwan by force.
Ignatius explains that the position of former US President John F. Kennedy, who managed the crisis, achieved two things. He never tolerated the Soviet Union’s intention to deploy its missiles in Cuba, on the one hand, but did not close the door to diplomacy, on the other.
The United States and the former Soviet Union were on the brink of a nuclear confrontation in October 1962, when the Soviets wanted to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba, a stone’s throw from the United States, in a move that Washington considered, at the time, as a direct and serious threat that could not be tolerated.
The leader of the Soviet Union, then, Nikita Khrushchev, sought to conclude a secret agreement with the late Cuban President, Fidel Castro, after the failure of an American attempt to remove the leader of the isolated communist island from power.
Recipe "balanced"
The writer says that Putin is convinced in his heart of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and views him with much sanctity, because he is suspicious of opponents, and believes that the West wants to weaken Moscow through neighboring Ukraine.
Accordingly, Ignatius advises President Biden to make sure to reassure the Russians and allay their fears, while paving the way for a bilateral stability between Moscow and Washington in the post-war era, if Russia halts its military operations in Ukraine.
Here, the writer goes back to the year 1962, and says that President Kennedy responded positively to a Soviet offer at the time to reduce escalation, so the former Democratic president did not go into further escalation.
Last Wednesday, Putin indicated Russia’s readiness for a peaceful settlement of the conflict, within the framework of the outcomes of the negotiations that took place under Turkish auspices in Istanbul last March, but he accused Kyiv and the West of disavowing.
About this situation of anticipation, the American writer says that Biden and Putin are in two different locations; In the Kremlin, Putin finds himself facing internal and external pressure because of "Failure" The latter is in Ukraine with faint support from allies such as China and India, while Biden enjoys consensus in Washington regarding the Ukrainian file, while he is doing diligent and coordinated work with the Europeans.
But despite this comfortable position for Biden, the writer explains, there is a need for the Ukrainians to determine their compass as well. When they were retreating on the ground in the summer, they refused to negotiate from a position of weakness, and today, too, they refuse to negotiate, because they are determined to make more gains, and therefore, they need to determine what they want in the future.
The writer concludes that Kennedy succeeded in the Cuban missile crisis; Because he did two things; The first is that he seemed ready to go to the end in a nuclear war with Moscow in order to respond to what was described as a step "reckless" It is represented in the attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba, while the second element is; In maintaining a back channel of communication with the Soviets, in order to avoid catastrophe, these two things may be useful to the American president as he contemplates the best approach to dealing with the Kaiser.
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While US officials revealed, to the “Washington Post”, that the White House continued to warn Moscow of taking a nuclear attackOver the past months, there have been those who have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may actually escalate, after his forces suffered heavy losses in eastern Ukraine.
In view of this situation, the American writer, David Ignatius, believes that it is better for the American president, joe bidenTo learn from the lessons of the Cuban crisis that erupted between the United States and the former Soviet Union in 1962.
The writer believes that the American response to the Russian threats is of great importance, because it will shape the international scene in the future, and therefore, it is necessary to deal firmly with what he described as “Russian blackmail.”
Ignatius added that if China sees that the West has acquiesced to Russia, due to the nuclear threat, this will signal Beijing to move forward with a plan to unite Taiwan by force.
Ignatius explains that the position of former US President John F. Kennedy, who managed the crisis, achieved two things. He never tolerated the Soviet Union’s intention to deploy its missiles in Cuba, on the one hand, but did not close the door to diplomacy, on the other.
The United States and the former Soviet Union were on the brink of a nuclear confrontation in October 1962, when the Soviets wanted to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba, a stone’s throw from the United States, in a move that Washington considered, at the time, as a direct and serious threat that could not be tolerated.
The leader of the Soviet Union, then, Nikita Khrushchev, sought to conclude a secret agreement with the late Cuban President, Fidel Castro, after the failure of an American attempt to remove the leader of the isolated communist island from power.
“balanced” recipe
The writer says that Putin is convinced in his heart of the ongoing war in Ukraine, and views him with much sanctity, because he is suspicious of opponents, and believes that the West wants to weaken Moscow through neighboring Ukraine.
Accordingly, Ignatius advises President Biden to make sure to reassure the Russians and allay their fears, while paving the way for a bilateral stability between Moscow and Washington in the post-war era, if Russia halts its military operations in Ukraine.
Here, the writer goes back to the year 1962, and says that President Kennedy responded positively to a Soviet offer at the time to reduce escalation, so the former Democratic president did not go into further escalation.
Last Wednesday, Putin indicated Russia’s readiness for a peaceful settlement of the conflict, within the framework of the outcomes of the negotiations that took place under Turkish auspices in Istanbul last March, but he accused Kyiv and the West of disavowing.
Regarding this situation of anticipation, the American writer says that Biden and Putin are in two different locations; In the Kremlin, Putin finds himself facing internal and external pressure due to the recent “failure” in Ukraine with the muted support of allies such as China and India, while Biden enjoys consensus in Washington on the Ukrainian file, while he is doing diligent and coordinated work with the Europeans.
But despite this comfortable position for Biden, the writer explains, there is a need for the Ukrainians to determine their compass as well. When they were retreating on the ground in the summer, they refused to negotiate from a position of weakness, and today, too, they refuse to negotiate, because they are determined to make more gains, and therefore, they need to determine what they want in the future.
The writer concludes that Kennedy succeeded in the Cuban missile crisis; Because he did two things; The first is that he seemed ready to go to the end in a nuclear war with Moscow in order to respond to what he described as a “reckless” step represented in trying to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba, while the second element is; In maintaining a back channel of communication with the Soviets, in order to avoid catastrophe, these two things may be useful to the American president as he contemplates the best approach to dealing with the Kaiser.