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23 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Putin's press event today was very aggressive, a terrorist leader issuing demands with a gun at Europe's head. He wants direct talks with US which would be the betrayal of Ukraine & E Europe and the demise of NATO.
There can be no "negotiations" starting from Putin's absurd demands. Return Crimea and leave Donbas and then talk about "security concerns". Leave Georgia and Moldova.
Putin is waging war and seizing European territory by force. If Jake Sullivan wants to "negotiate" he should first read some history books about what happens after you reward a dictator's aggression with negotiations.
Any steps by the West with Putin other than "go to hell" must first explain exactly what they are negotiating. It worked for him before, so he'll keep escalating until he's deterred. Don't wait. The "overwhelming consequences" are long past due.

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Putin and his regime have been issuing threats and ultimatums for weeks. He is cornered, not by NATO or the US, but by his own people. So he needs distractions, enemies, scapegoats, constant conflict.
I explained this dynamic when Putin went from courting the G-7 and playing democracy to invasions and threats. He was secure at home and didn't need friends anymore. He needed excuses for Russia's dismal situation after so many years of his rule.
Putin will keep attacking, threatening, and bluffing as long as he fears no risk of a defeat that could destabilize his rule in Russia, the only thing he cares about because it is the only guarantee of his money and his life.
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Sullivan is pathetic; the US is "prepared for dialog with Russia" while Putin is prepared to expand his war. What dialog? About Ukraine? About Russia's laughable "security concerns"?
Putin says he will only talk to America, excluding not only Ukraine but NATO. The Western appeasers only talk about "avoiding war". Uh, guys, the war started in 2014 when Putin invaded. Further appeasement means further aggression.
Putin's regime is issuing security statements referring to "former Soviet republics" as if they are his special property and not independent nations fully capable of telling Russia and Putin's mafia to fuck off.
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A conceptual problem with the West's dealings with Putin for 20 years now is they assume there's ideology and strategy, when it's boring-but-effective money and chaos and corruption.
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