"When it comes to Putin's objectives, do not think in rational terms. We're on Putin's time, Putin's dime, and Putin's mindset. None of it can be trusted." -- @MalcolmNance on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"If Russia invades western Ukraine, it will be a bloodbath. Ukraine has been rebuilt since 1945 and here the Kremlin is talking about destroying it all. The only way to fight is going to be total war." -- @MalcolmNance on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"This whole concept of Putin honoring 'Kievan Rus' is a mirage. Putin is a racist and hates Ukrainians. The way he uses ahistorical analyses of Ukrainians is similar to how white Americans described Black Americans during Jim Crow." -- @Russian_Starr patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"This escalated invasion is not an attempt to preserve Ukrainian culture. It is an attempt to destroy it and to recreate it in the image of Russia. Putin is willing to destroy Ukraine because he never perceived it as deserving of agency." -- @Russian_Starr patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"In 2014, Ukrainians were taken surprise by Russia. Since then, they've lost 14,000 of their own people, and they will fight the Russians with whatever they have. Russia may hold a technological advantage, but Ukraine has the willpower." -- @MalcolmNance patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"Russia's recent military excursions have been low-hanging fruit, conflicts they were sure they could win. Moldova, Georgia, Crimea, the eastern tip of Ukraine. Invading Ukraine is not that kind of war." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"Judging by Western media coverage, one would assume there is no army here in Ukraine. This is the most combat-ready army in all of Europe. It is not the most technologically advanced, but it is the most prepared." -- @Russian_Starr on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"No child should have to be taught to use a gun to defend themselves. That it has come to that in Ukraine is part of Putin's war crimes against humanity. It is another level of cruelty to put people through that." -- @AndreaChalupa on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
"Imperialism requires complicity. It works because you have no moral approach to atrocities, as exhibited in apartheid states. Imperialism, in the end, oppresses its own people as well, and we see that in Putin's Russia." -- @Russian_Starr on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/dispatch…
This thread is a paraphrased series of excerpts of an in-depth discussion of Ukraine, Russia, and more. Listen to the whole @gaslitnation episode here: patreon.com/posts/dispatch… 
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