Russia is deeply opportunistic and recognizes its limitations sometimes; it responds well to the logic of force more than to the logic of reason, as George Kennan observed in his 1946 Long Telegram, and this observation remains valid today.
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Sergei RenkoEvidence Quote
“Kenan writing The Long Telegram in 1946... the Russians are impervious to the logic of reason but are highly sensitive to the logic of force”
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