Opinion Europe

Germany, Putin and the West

Schröder has a prescription for masking Moscow's refusal to let Ukraine (or anyone else) leave Russia's control.

Updated Feb. 18, 2014 6:28 a.m. ET

The revitalized Old World has thrown off its great yoke and re-Europeanized itself, strong and tall. It stands as an equal between the United States and China, wielding a civilized hand in making the world's Big Decisions. It's morning again in Europe. A thousand points of light brighten its once leaden skies!

Camouflaged in the language of American boosterism, that's actually a famous pitchman's dream outcome for an updated attempt at Europe's neutralization and "emancipation'' from the U.S. It reeks of the KGB's...

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