The issue at the heart of the present U.S.-Russia showdown is not Ukraine, but the need to move to a new security architecture, one which not only guarantees Russia's security, but that of every nation. The Russians have been clear on this. It's the response from the War Hawks in the West that has deliberately muddied things, putting the world into a moment of tension not experienced since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Will war begin tomorrow, as some in U.S. intelligence are insisting? Or is this a bluff, another fake narrative, which will allow the war hawks to proclaim victory if there is no war?
