West should set its own red lines instead of considering Putin's
Photo: German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger (RBC-Ukraine, Vitalii Nosach).
The West should worry less about the red lines set by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and establish its own, according to experienced German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, according to Politico.
"Russia keeps saying, if you do this, if you cross this or that red line, we might escalate. Why don't we turn this thing around and say to them: ‘We have lines and if you bomb one more civilian building, then you shouldn't be surprised if, say, we deliver Taurus cruise missiles or America allows Ukraine to strike military targets inside Russia’?'" said the 78-year-old onetime chairman of the Munich Security Conference.
This way, the burden of deciding whether to cross red lines or face the consequences would fall on Moscow, Ischinger noted.
Earlier this month, he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the upcoming peace summit.
Previously, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) stated that the operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kursk region demonstrated how empty Russia's red lines are. Despite the progress of Ukrainian fighters, Russia still refuses to declare war, impose martial law, or initiate a new wave of mobilization.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the authorization for strikes deep into Russia with all partners. There is no outcome yet, but one thing is known: the Russians will be the first to learn of any authorization.
