> but he does not understand geopolitics. I believe he’s demonstrated for years that he does understand Putin, however, and predicted this scenario long in adv

> but he does not understand geopolitics. I believe he’s demonstrated for years that he does understand Putin, however, and predicted this scenario long in advance. So you may feel his advice is bad, but it’s also possible, even likely, that we have no good options and his is the most likely route to something resembling peace.