Thread by @ejmalrai

All #US wars have been cruel, destroying infrastructures, killing civilians (have the guts to call it "Collateral damage"), organising coups and invading countries to change regimes. If #Russia will avoid the "superpower style of war", its military campaign will be costly & long.

NATO didn't help #Turkey in #Syria when downing a Russian Jet for fear of Putin's reaction. No longer the case.
"If the Russians were to strike NATO territory, where materiel is being assembled, that would invoke Article 5 & a complete game-changer."
reuters.com/world/us-preps…

#US is waving Article 5 AFTER seeing Russian performance in #Ukraine. If #Russia doesn't put on its "superpower hat", #Finland, #Sweeden and #Giorgia will be next of the 30-NATO countries members.

NATO Backs Turkey On Syria But doesn't Evoque Article 5
rferl.org/a/turkey-syria…

Therefore the NATO Article 5 is very selective and depends on whether the #US interest to Evoque it or not.

If #Russia allows weapons to transit & doesn't use the US-style, #Ukraine will never agree to sign a deal with Russia and would want to try to take back Crimea and Donbas.

In 2015, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov was insisting on John Kerry to "work together" to end the Syrian war.
#Russia doesn't understand that the #US doesn't want a potential partner or competitor. The US wants total dominance.When Russia wakes up to this reality, a change can be made.

Why did the #US reveal to the media a confidential letter from #Russia? Russia sent a note to the US warning that US & NATO shipments of the “most sensitive” weapons systems to Ukraine “adding fuel” to the conflict & cld bring “unpredictable consequences.”
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

What was the #US reaction? @JoeBiden approved an expansion of weapons being provided to Ukraine, an $800 million package.

This shows how the US and NATO look upon #Russia in #Ukraine and what the Russian army has been instructed to fight with one hand tight behind its back.

However, the appointment of General Dvornikov as the leader of the military campaign - who led the war in #Syria - is an indication that the first-weeks-style of the Russian War have being modified to stop the #US and NATO supply of arms to #Ukraine.

When #US Deputy MOD said that "the next level of support to #Ukraine would include intermediate-range missiles capable of striking at airfields within #Russia" and we have already seen more than one attack inside Russia from Ukraine, it is time to recognise the need of a new plan

If #Russia has the intention to reach its goals in #Ukraine and leave quickly after forcing a long-lasting agreement, it won't achieve it by sending a third of the Ukrainian army to do so but, as all military schools teach, 3 to 4 times the Ukrainian forces. Otherwise...