Amassing 150k troops is a curious way of “trying to deescalate all along.”
Bringing all of Ukraine back into the Russian sphere is a long-term geopolitical objective (as Putin understands Russia’s interests).
Bringing all of Ukraine back into the Russian sphere is a long-term geopolitical objective (as Putin understands Russia’s interests).
https://twitter.com/calebmaupin/status/1495198050721177601
Returning Ukraine to the Russian sphere is far more important to Moscow than bringing Ukraine into NATO is to Washington—which is why Biden explicitly said he won’t send in troops. Putin, however, *is* willing to invade.
The pro-Russia (“anti-imperialist”) Left has offered some of the dumbest analysis of this conflict. In some ways, it would be worse if they’re *not* getting paid to spread falsehoods. It’s worse if they actually believe this nonsense.
I say this as someone who is sympathetic to Russia—I’m just not going to misrepresent what Putin clearly wants and how he sees the world. I think the coming East-West division of the Northern hemisphere is lamentable. I oppose it. But I’m not going to lie about what’s happening.
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