February 18: If this is “withdrawal,” I’d hate to see an invasion

In which, Russia says one thing and does another, inflation grows, and Justin Trudeau desperately faces down those pesky truckers.

If this is “withdrawal,” I’d hate to see an invasion

Another week of brinkmanship and maneuvering in the Donbas region of Ukraine, and in the capitals of world powers appears to have affected little change in the relative diplomatic positions of involved parties. NATO and the US are warning about “imminent” Russian invasion in the “any day now” timeframe…