Ukraine - out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth: Jakarta Post


This handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 22, 2021 shows Russian forces landing ashore and taking part in a military drill along the Opuk training ground not far from the town of Kerch, on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Indonesian proverb 'Lepas dari mulut harimau masuk mulut buaya' (literally out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth) or its English equivalent 'Out of the frying pan into the fire' can help to understand the difficult situation facing Ukrainians today.

They are under threat of invasion from Russian President Vladimir Putin despite his repeated denials. The United States-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) has vowed to protect them, but the Western alliance is equally untrustworthy.

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