Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses how Russia allowed its deterrence to be weakened in the hope of finding a political settlement with Trump. As NATO escalates and the diplomatic path has died, pressure mounts on Putin to respond more forcefully to restore Russia's deterrent. Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/War-Diaries-Russia-Ukraine-2022-2023/dp/B0F9VK1WM2 Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research of Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79 Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f