When writings on the wall are ignored

... diplomacy prevails again Usually, when big events happen, they catch most people off guard. No matter how probable it was and how many writings on the wall appeared, the decision of Russia to recognise the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk and then to launch a military operation in wider Ukraine has had a seismic effect. It was not inevitable but recent events have shifted the ground. For Russia the option of recognition was in the making for years. Russia considers the change of ...