Oh that’s right - only the United States can invade Middle Eastern countries, violate the UN, leave a hostile military alliance at their adversaries’ doorstep, build missile “shields”, and impose sanctions. :rolleyes: The United States assumed Russia was too impotent, economically and politically, to assert itself in pursuit of its own regional and international interests. When Putin actually did step forward to assert himself, the United States made another assumption that tough sanctions would quickly force Putin to back away with his tail in between his legs.
You keep arguing and asserting that sanctions are justified and that the United States and its allies should double down and escalate further, ignoring the simple fact that not only did Putin not back down, he DEFEATED the United States by seriously attacking and casting doubt on the very thing that is at our core: free and fair elections.
Diplomacy involves not dictating to other countries what America wants but also listening to and respecting the concerns of other countries.
