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@Kasparov63
Feb 24, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Ok, after years of warnings were ignored and hearing "Garry, you were right!" all damn day today, I'll repeat what I said in 2014: Stop telling me I was right and listen to what I'm saying now. My recommendations follow: 1/5
-Support Ukraine militarily, immediately, everything but boots on the ground. All weapons, intel, cyber.
-Bankrupt Putin's war machine. Freeze & seize Russia's finances & those of him and his gang.
-Kick Russia out of every intl & financial institution. PACE, Interpol, etc 2/5
-Recall all ambassadors from Russia. There is no point in talking. The new unified message is "stop or be isolated completely".
-Ban all elements of Putin's global propaganda machine. Turn them off, shut them down, send them home. Stop helping the dictator spread lies & hate.
3/5
-Expose and act against Putin's lackeys in the free world. If Schröder and his ilk continue to work for Putin, bring charges. Ask the owners & advertisers of networks platforming Putin propagandists like Carlson why they allow it. 4/5
-Replace Russian oil & gas. Pressure OPEC, increase production, reopen Keystone. You can't save the planet if you don't save the people on it.
-Acknowledge there will be costs, sacrifices. We waited to long, the price is high, but it will only get higher. It's time to fight. 5/5
Cannot ignore the political 5th column of Putinists, from the far right & left in EU to the tankies & Trump & his GOP followers in the US. They may have the right to support a brutal dictator's war in order to criticize Biden, but it's disgusting and anti-American. Do not forget.

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Garry Kasparov Profile picture
Mar 7
Talk is cheap. And has there ever been a Trump statement that acknowledges Russia is the invader and could end the war by going home? Ukraine could "get to the table" & Russia would blow up the table. Limiting Ukraine's ability to defend only encourages Russia to keep attacking.
Russia’s latest massive attacks against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure came right after Trump limited Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and threats to withdraw aid completely. Putin sees weakness to be exploited so why would he stop?
As for Trump’s sanctions threats, let’s see it. There are plenty of expert recommendations on how the US could lead a much tighter squeeze on the Russian economy and Putin‘s cronies. Biden didn’t and I don’t think Trump will. Some superficial Kremlin-approved PR, maybe.
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Mar 6
America’s credibility as an ally has degraded to the level of Russia and China with every retreat over four administrations. As Truman warned, failure to deter is what leads to bigger wars. If your enemies don’t believe you will use force, you eventually have to.
The president sets foreign policy, but when it's so blatantly contrary to long-standing US policy, values, and interests in the short and long term, there must be more resistance than social media statements of concern. Image
The American people support Ukraine and condemn Russia's invasion broadly and across party lines. But that will change as Trump & Musk continue to ally MAGA with Russia. That's how cults of personality work. The justifications are just decoration.
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Mar 5
It felt like a curiously Soviet entrance, as if every Republican there knew someone would be going over video to see who was clapping hardest and longest, but maybe my imagination...
Never mind, Trump is already into the "enemies of the people" material, so my original diagnosis was accurate. Will he be announcing record grain harvests next?
Trump won on inflation and culture wars. He's making inflation and the economy worse, so time to triple down on woke. This will be his theme forever, an immortal boogeyman to kill over and over.
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Mar 4
Just remember that whenever Vance, Trump or Musk and the rest talk about Ukraine and Zelenskyy, ask why they aren’t talking about Russia and Putin, the cause of the war that could end it today.
Minerals, suits, thank-yous, it’s all chaff. Putin’s wishlist for the Trump admin, in no particular order: 1) Halting or delaying Ukraine aid 2) Lifting sanctions 3) Splitting US from EU allies & NATO 4) Stopping Ukraine's attacks on RU energy infrastructure …
5) Weakening Zelenskyy in Ukr to attempt pro-Kremlin replacement 6) Approval of taking territory by force 7) Rehabilitation of Russia & Putin on world stage 8) Sabotage of global economy to raise value of oil & gas 9) Elevation of pro-Kremlin politicians & policies in EU.
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Mar 3
Btw, this echoes the pleas of the Russian opposition back in the Obama era when Putin might have been deterred. Obama wanted peace with everyone and we warned him Putin didn't care. But if he wasn’t going to stand up to him, at least stop legitimizing him and working against us.
Biden became more of the same, although his old Cold War instincts had initial promise in clearly seeing Russia and Putin as enemies of the USA who would do far greater damage if not stopped in Ukraine. But despite my many complaints, Trump was the greater danger and we see why.
Trump didn’t campaign on embracing Russia & saving Putin. He talked about ending the war—on day one—but since Jan 20 it’s clear that was a euphemism for giving Russia whatever it wants with no concessions. Russia started the war and could end it today. But he pressures Ukraine.
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Mar 3
Russia is a threat to America's interests, not to Trump's or Musk's. This distinction must now be embedded in any conversation about national security, as happens in every autocracy. Kissing up to Putin, destroying the Atlantic alliance, tanking the economy with tariffs, etc.
Western media, leaders, and analysts still struggle to realize Russian policy has nothing to do with "good for Russia" or Russians. It’s Putin, personally, and his cronies. Dictatorships don’t exist as states for long; they become public fronts for private mafias. Putinization.
There’s no US foreign policy interest in teaming up with Russia's dictatorship. No mythical "split them from China" or economic benefits. Legitimizing Putin's use of force in Ukraine encourages more of it & promotes nuclear proliferation. But good for Trump & Musk, somehow yes.
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