The most important thing is that recognition must come through peaceful means, rather than through Europeโs wish for Russia to disappearโwhich would be reckless and illogical, especially regarding the nations of a multipolar world.
Dear Americans,Washington operates on the rational assumption that "Russia will not press the nuclear button, because it is suicide." But political scientists warn: when one of the sides pushes escalation to the limit,
rational logic stops working, and a conflict can start accidentallyโdue to a technical error, a misinterpreted maneuver, or a local incident in the air or at sea. As Abraham Lincoln said: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."