PART II: War Leadership: Vladimir Putin's Leadership in the Context of Russia's Bombing of Ukraine.
In case you haven't followed recent media coverage, President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to invade, neighboring, Ukraine by bombing cities and killing thousands of civilians. Survivors migrated to other nearby countries, especially Poland. Critics noted that deliberately bombing cities violates the principles of Just War Theory , and that Putin is therefore a war criminal. Although Ukraine is not a member, the European Union has been sending humanitarian and military hardware aid to Ukraine. Recently, V olodomyr Zylenskyy, duly elected President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy traveled to the United States seeking more military hardware, especially aircraft and missiles, to help enforce a no-fly-zone over those land areas that the Russians have been using launch to bombers and missiles. In sum, Putin's invasion raises complex leadership puzzles for Joe Biden and the various leaders within the European Union. Should the European Union and/or the United State intervene mili...