My policy would help subdue this conflicts as well as keep Russia from trying to make themselves great again and expand. After Putin gave the order to annex Ukraine his approval rating increased to 86% which shows that this effort is strengthening Russia and proving how Russia can be great again (Besier & Stoklosa, 209). Creating a present day containment policy would help keep Russia in its place by arming opposition groups so they can fight back against the stronger Russian Army. In contrast, people say we shouldn’t arm Ukraine because Russia would only push back harder and intensify the conflict even more. Arming Ukraine won’t make Putin cry uncle but suggests that Putin will continue to reinforce Russia’s proxies, especially if they suffer setbacks at the hands of better-armed Ukrainian troops (Menon & Ruger, 2017). Also, since Russia and Ukraine share a border, Putin can send troops and weapons faster than the U.S can resupply Ukraine. With this in mind, this policy should be implemented because the risk is needed to subdue this conflict. Its like how Reagan heightened tensions during the Cold War but his presidency ultimately ended the Cold
My policy would help subdue this conflicts as well as keep Russia from trying to make themselves great again and expand. After Putin gave the order to annex Ukraine his approval rating increased to 86% which shows that this effort is strengthening Russia and proving how Russia can be great again (Besier & Stoklosa, 209). Creating a present day containment policy would help keep Russia in its place by arming opposition groups so they can fight back against the stronger Russian Army. In contrast, people say we shouldn’t arm Ukraine because Russia would only push back harder and intensify the conflict even more. Arming Ukraine won’t make Putin cry uncle but suggests that Putin will continue to reinforce Russia’s proxies, especially if they suffer setbacks at the hands of better-armed Ukrainian troops (Menon & Ruger, 2017). Also, since Russia and Ukraine share a border, Putin can send troops and weapons faster than the U.S can resupply Ukraine. With this in mind, this policy should be implemented because the risk is needed to subdue this conflict. Its like how Reagan heightened tensions during the Cold War but his presidency ultimately ended the Cold