Mearsheimer just said that the US was bent on integrating Ukraine 🇺🇦 into the West and pursued it through NATO/EU expansion and Ukr democracy promotion. Who knew that Ukraine was more important to the US than to Russia. #APSA2022
According to JM, controlling Ukraine is existential to Russia so much so that they will escalate to nukes rather than lose. But Russia doesn’t want to conquer Ukraine. So why is it existential to control them? No explanation from Mearsheimer.
@OxanaShevel has destroyed every argument JM made it with evidence and with poise!
One of her points: Ru has tried to push/alter/punish every Ukr domestic policy it didn’t like. JM’s claim that Ru respects Ukr sovereignty and independence is baseless
JM (with emphasis) Ru are not trying to conquer Ukraine. They mobilized too few troops.
@kath_stoner responds: US invaded and conquered Iraq w fewer troops.
I should say, for the record, that @darelasn and Olena Nikolaenko both made detailed, nuanced and crucial points too and @kath_stoner’s opening was great. I couldn’t type as fast. The contrast between their expertise and JM’s assertions + misrepresentations of basics was huge.
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