Bojan Pancevski

I think the assumption is, the fear is that it's just going to get worse because the level of aggression has been steadily rising in the past. It's almost three years now that the war in Ukraine has been going on.

And unlike during the Cold War, when there was a clear set of rules of engagement between the two blocs, between the two superpowers, and both of them were wary of going too far and triggering a confrontation that might end up in a nuclear holocaust. I think we've lost that fear.

And unlike during the Cold War, when there was a clear set of rules of engagement between the two blocs, between the two superpowers, and both of them were wary of going too far and triggering a confrontation that might end up in a nuclear holocaust. I think we've lost that fear.

And unlike during the Cold War, when there was a clear set of rules of engagement between the two blocs, between the two superpowers, and both of them were wary of going too far and triggering a confrontation that might end up in a nuclear holocaust. I think we've lost that fear.

So yeah, we're in a world where everything goes from launching missiles into Ukraine to cutting cables to, you know, arson attacks on factories and buses in otherwise peaceful European capitals.

So yeah, we're in a world where everything goes from launching missiles into Ukraine to cutting cables to, you know, arson attacks on factories and buses in otherwise peaceful European capitals.

So yeah, we're in a world where everything goes from launching missiles into Ukraine to cutting cables to, you know, arson attacks on factories and buses in otherwise peaceful European capitals.

That's absolutely true in my experience, yes. In the course of my reporting in the past almost three years, that's definitely become apparent to me. And also this discrepancy in the way we see the conflict, in the way we perceive the standoff with Russia. There is no sense that we are an actual all-out war with Russia, whereas on the Russian side, they do think that and they behave accordingly.

That's absolutely true in my experience, yes. In the course of my reporting in the past almost three years, that's definitely become apparent to me. And also this discrepancy in the way we see the conflict, in the way we perceive the standoff with Russia. There is no sense that we are an actual all-out war with Russia, whereas on the Russian side, they do think that and they behave accordingly.

That's absolutely true in my experience, yes. In the course of my reporting in the past almost three years, that's definitely become apparent to me. And also this discrepancy in the way we see the conflict, in the way we perceive the standoff with Russia. There is no sense that we are an actual all-out war with Russia, whereas on the Russian side, they do think that and they behave accordingly.

So unless there is a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and unless perhaps the West takes a more decisive posture and warns the Russians about some sort of retaliation, it's difficult to see how this will be diffused. You know, I've spoken to a number of very senior politicians who are well briefed on this matter. And a number of them told me, well, what are we expected to do?

So unless there is a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and unless perhaps the West takes a more decisive posture and warns the Russians about some sort of retaliation, it's difficult to see how this will be diffused. You know, I've spoken to a number of very senior politicians who are well briefed on this matter. And a number of them told me, well, what are we expected to do?

So unless there is a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and unless perhaps the West takes a more decisive posture and warns the Russians about some sort of retaliation, it's difficult to see how this will be diffused. You know, I've spoken to a number of very senior politicians who are well briefed on this matter. And a number of them told me, well, what are we expected to do?

We are not going to put incendiary devices on Russian airplanes. We just don't do that. We're democracies. We operate under the rule of law. So it's, you know, it would seem that Western policymakers are in a pickle. And it's hard to see how this gets diffused anytime soon, unless there is a broader resolution of the conflict.

We are not going to put incendiary devices on Russian airplanes. We just don't do that. We're democracies. We operate under the rule of law. So it's, you know, it would seem that Western policymakers are in a pickle. And it's hard to see how this gets diffused anytime soon, unless there is a broader resolution of the conflict.

We are not going to put incendiary devices on Russian airplanes. We just don't do that. We're democracies. We operate under the rule of law. So it's, you know, it would seem that Western policymakers are in a pickle. And it's hard to see how this gets diffused anytime soon, unless there is a broader resolution of the conflict.