Alignment. . .
(Alignment. . .) After his "surprise" trip t Kiev the other day, he spent today in Warsaw. Poland, as a declared NATO Member and also on the front line, such as it is, President Biden trip is coming to an end and, aside from a pledge for more Ukrainian aid, the further alienation of Russia and now China have created an altered paradigm where Beijing and Moscow are moving on the same Axis, with President Putin and Premier Xi now in a partnership, provoked by the American counter-part who should have deferred to those who knew better. To begin, Vladimir Putin has announced Russia's withdrawal from the Strategic Arms Reduction (START) Treaty. Biden has been promising additional sanctions on Russia so Putin's reaction is not surprising. Abrogating START is one mechanism forward and would mean that any expansion of Russia's strategic arsenal can proceed without diplomatic impediment. Russia has been modernizing its ICBM's, bombers and sea launched missile force. ...