Sir, – In his article of 23 January 2024 [112/1, p. 21] Cdre Jermy asked that we do not consider him “a Putin-stooge.”1NR Vol 112/1, pages 21-35 It is difficult, however, to think otherwise based on his latest submission.2NR Vol 113/3, pages 336-341 This is not playing the man rather than the ball, but noting his arguments come from an increasingly critical analysis of one side against blind acceptance of the other. Other contributors have already addressed Jermy’s central themes, specifically his belief that those nations bordering Russia could, or should, lack agency to choose their own dest…
