Letter: Mass exodus of refugees now seems the playbook

Among all the comment and speculation on events in Ukraine, I believe one possibility is being overlooked. Whatever was Vladimir Putin’s original intention, current events suggest that he might now have another — to encourage as many of Ukraine’s people as possible to depart as refugees.

If achieved, this would give him twin satisfactions. He could repopulate the territory with Russians, while Europe could be landed with the problem of dealing with (say) six or seven million refugees.

The latter problem would be aggravated by the effects of the sanctions. If this possibility is credible, should western countries be reconsidering their present approach?

John Tippler
Spading, Lincolnshire, UK

Letter: Mass exodus of refugees now seems the playbook
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