Thread by @moved2italy2

That bastard #Putler has his back to the wall and now he wants to get out with Crimea and the Donbass!

Here's what I say;
@ZelenskyyUa Finish him! 👊🏽 #NATO should give you what you need to drive his army OUT of your Country.
@JoeBiden keep up sanctions.
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And it does look like Mr. #Zelenskyy and I believe Biden are with me!

"Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Russia as peace talks continue!"

But what we can easily gather from watching this video is that nothing Russia says can be taken in good faith!
nbcnews.com/now/video/zele…

In the meantime numerous fence sitting Countries are jockeying for the envious position of "peace maker" but none perhaps more uniquely poised than #Turkey.

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"Almost all countries that have vied for the mediation role have also engaged in a strategic balancing act between the West and Russia for some time. Serving an intermediary role is a way for them to prevent further catastrophe in the conflict,

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and project international stature. But it is also a way for them to avoid making difficult choices the war might force upon them, such as choosing or tilting toward one side more clearly."

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What we all need to remember is that the entire world is NOT with Ukraine! Many major world powers are either sitting on the fence or even siding openly with Russia! Yes, the US/NATO role aside Ukraine frames this nicely as a West vs. East conflict but...

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nothing is quite that simple! Certainly not this high stakes battle where you have not only geopolitical interests and jockeying that is literally changing the boundaries of power as well as challenging alliances.

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"It was illustrative that the rulers of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, who depend on the US for their security, refrained from taking calls from President Joe Biden earlier this month."

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"This snub was meant to convey their displeasure with the United States for Washington's insufficient support for their botched Yemen campaign."

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wsj.com/articles/saudi…

And unfortunately there is even anti-NATO sentiment here in Italy and certainly in other parts of Europe. Perhaps simply resentment for never getting their own military houses in order and having to be "protected" by a small cadre of Countries, including...

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good old Uncle Sam. 🇺🇸
Not to mention all the other complexities from the amount of Russian Tourism, sales of EU foods and wines and of course the big one, Gas & Oil.

Oh and then there's that pesky little business of waterways. 😏
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euractiv.com/section/global…

But, as always, we speak about the fate of #Ukraine as if they have little choice in the matter or without acknowledging what THEY want or deserve!

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Certainly, even if they declare themselves neutral, the Ukrainian military has proven that they are capable of defending their country from a larger aggressor and even if they were to become a "neutral", non #NATO country the right amount of support...

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for rebuilding from the West after this whole horrid debacle is over as well as their own internal strengthening of their now famous military means a more potent version of Switzerland could ultimately emerge as a key crossroads between Europe and what remains of Russia.
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And I do believe that this is (or must be) entirely up to the man who was normally and democratically elected as President of Ukraine, Volodymyr @ZelenskyyUa and his closest advisors.

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No doubt he'll have many other world leaders, from all four corners of the globe🧭🌎, bending his ear.

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