The fear of chaos that will follow the collapse of Vladimir Putin’s regime. This is the scenario many Western leaders fear, and precisely to avoid it, they are repeating the mistakes of their predecessors, hesitating to arm the Ukrainians faster and more.
Already in 1991, François Mitterrand warned against it risk of disruption which, according to him, would lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had already begun. He clearly told Gorbachev. The collapse of the USSR will be a historical disaster, which is against the interests of France. It was in the name of that fear that the former socialist president tried to save the USSR. Again, it is in the name of this fear that Western leaders have turned a blind eye to Vladimir Putin’s crimes for so long, and that they are now dreaming of a quick comeback.
A quick victory for Ukraine, followed by the overthrow of Putin’s regime, is in the interests of both the West and Russia.
Françoise Thom, historian and Soviet scholar
Of course, there are scenarios of chaos. Russia’s major military defeat in Ukraine could lead to unrest…
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Source: Le Figaro
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