Pretty good article from the New Yorker comparing Putin and Stalin

[captain queeg]

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/stephen-kotkin-putin-russia-ukraine-stalin

Provides background about Putin that I was unaware of. Kind of makes me less hopeful for Ukraine.

[KPN]

1. Excellent article. Well worth the read, even if a long one. I had a different reaction. It didn't

make me more hopeful, but also not less. The west has shown an ability to navigate complexity reasonably well over the past century. I suspect the "golden bridge" is achievable while also preserving Ukraine's independence, albeit not without significant cost -- as we already know and have seen -- to Ukraine and Ukrainians.

I have confidence in and trust Biden and NATO to find a way through this complex nightmare. Unlike, Putin's autocracy, our side isn't wearing blinders.