Before Russia invaded Georgia, the Kremlin found a lot of ways to seed the narrative that the war was because Saakashvili was annoying & didn’t listen to the West.
The 2022 reboot is that the war is because Zelensky is annoying & doesn’t listen.
The war is because of Russia. /1
The 2022 reboot is that the war is because Zelensky is annoying & doesn’t listen.
The war is because of Russia. /1
A lot of effort is being made to create division — or the perception of division that will become real division — between the Ukrainian leadership and the allies it needs now, especially in the White House. /2
I’m sure there’s lots to say about Zelensky’s ZFG style
But he has been clear about what Ukraine needs
None of this is about him
It is about what the Kremlin sees as an opportunity to get this White House to pressure Zelensky to make the concessions Russia needs in Ukraine /3
But he has been clear about what Ukraine needs
None of this is about him
It is about what the Kremlin sees as an opportunity to get this White House to pressure Zelensky to make the concessions Russia needs in Ukraine /3
The part the Ukrainians want us to see is that making those concessions to Russia will not bring peace or even a simulacrum of peace, but instead create the conditions necessary to destabilize Ukraine and end its statehood.
We should listen to what they have to say. /4
We should listen to what they have to say. /4
8 years
14,000 lives
500,000 mobilized and trained for national defense
We should listen to what they have to say. /5
14,000 lives
500,000 mobilized and trained for national defense
We should listen to what they have to say. /5
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