Jb55063910James: @washingtonpost In 2008, William Burns, now head of the CIA, wrote to Condaleezza Rice: “Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin).” The West ignored this “brightest of all redlines”. And now the Russian army is in Ukraine.

In 2008, William Burns, now head of the CIA, wrote to Condaleezza Rice:

“Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin).”

The West ignored this “brightest of all redlines”.
And now the Russian army is in Ukraine.

— Time for peace (@Jb55063910James) August 24, 2024