Thread by @ADifferentNarr1

1/ There's so much ignorance in this position. For one thing, the West isn't sending weapons to Ukraine "in isolation". It is applying incredibly severe sanctions to Russia, which not only aren't working but are rebounding on the west, damaging its economies.

https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1554900059191386112

2/ The more fundamental point is that Ukraine was never going to win against Russia because Russia regards the of Ukrainian NATO membership as an EXISTENTIAL THREAT to its security. That means there is no limit to the efforts it will go to in order to prevent Ukraine joining.

3/ Russia is therefore willing to fully mobilise its population and economy in order to win the war if necessary. There is no scenario in which Ukraine wins. Western supplies of weapons and sanctions have just escalated the conflict, making it more costly for Russia.

4/ This in turn encourages Russia to take more territory in compensation, while increasing the security threat through supplying long range weapons to Ukraine incentivise Russia to take more territory as a security buffer.

5/ All that's left to NATO if it wants to win this war is a nuclear strike on Russia, which means the end of life on earth. Presumably @AaronBastani isn't advocating this? In which case, he should shut up on this issue because his ignorance is dangerous.

6/ It is also worth pointing out that a peaceful resolution was possible via the Minsk process which it transpires that the West did not take seriously, though Russia did.

7/ Ukraine has been bombing civilians in Donbas for 14 yrs. There's therefore a case in international law for a form of independence for the self declared Republics in international law. Russia would have accepted this and it could have formed the basis for a peaceful resolution.

8/ A negotiated settlement was also possible in March before #Johnson torpedoed the idea with the promise of more weapons to Ukraine to help it "win". The result is Ukraine is being destroyed as the Russian army kills tens of thousands of its people.

9/9 Now, Ukraine's army has been smashed in Donbas. The longer this goes on, the more territory Russia annexes, the weaker Western economies become & the stronger Russia becomes. Incompetent Western policy cheered on by ignorant ppl like @AaronBastani has led to a disaster.