David Kramer & @IlvesToomas have written an excellent article sharly rebuking @scharap's absurd idea to appease Putin by forcing Ukraine to give in to him. "handing Putin this sort of concession would reward his behavior and encourage more of it."
politico.com/news/magazine/…
politico.com/news/magazine/…
"Demanding that Ukraine live up to commitments under Minsk without first demanding anything from Russia is both immoral and strategically ill-advised."
"Putin built up a threatening military presence on Ukraine’s border this past spring, and Biden responded by inviting the Russian leader to a summit. Putin seems eager to hold another summit"
Is the Biden NSC so daft so that they would reward Putin again? @JakeSullivan46
Is the Biden NSC so daft so that they would reward Putin again? @JakeSullivan46
Today, @SecBlinken presented a very different position to Lavrov in line with Kramer's & Ilves's eminent arguments: "Biden should make clear that the return of Russian forces to the border would trigger new, hard-hitting sanctions immediately".
The US needs to go for serious sanctions to stop Putin's aggression, not concede Charap/Chamberlain like. Expel Russia from the SWIFT,
End Nord Stream 2 pipeline project,
Sanction Russia’s secondary debt markets,
Sanction Putin himself & his cronies.
End Nord Stream 2 pipeline project,
Sanction Russia’s secondary debt markets,
Sanction Putin himself & his cronies.
The fundamental problem with appeasers such as Charap is that they refuse to acknowledge that Putin does not give in to concessions but to show of force. Why do what has proven wrong time & time again?
And why doesn't the Biden administration sanction Nord Stream 2?! Think!
And why doesn't the Biden administration sanction Nord Stream 2?! Think!
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