Thread by @Mylovanov

Elon drags out the discredited Jeffrey Sachs, who shamelessly blames the U.S. for the war in Ukraine

Jeff’s every claim is wrong, but what truly pisses me off is his sheer delusional arrogance that it is Washington that handpicks Ukraine’s leaders

Yet, he has to be refuted 1/

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1856172877688570095

Jeff's claim: This [invasion] is not an attack by Putin on Ukraine, [but a reaction to NATO expansion]

Reality: It is literally an attack on Ukraine. Whatever motives Jeff tries to pin on Putin, this remains an invasion—the largest war Europe has faced since 1945 2/

Also, NATO hadn’t expanded before the invasion—it only did so after. Putin issued his ultimatum not in response to any NATO action, but to craft a pretext for his invasion—a narrative Jeff eagerly parrots 3/

Jeff's claim: This started in 1990s, when the US promised to Russia that NATO will not move eastward one inch if they agree to German unification. The US then cheated in 1994 when NATO expanded all the way to Ukraine 4/

Reality: Even if this were true—and it’s been debunked repeatedly—Russia’s betrayal is far greater. Russia signed at least seven agreements affirming Ukraine’s sovereignty, with no conditions tied to NATO 5/

https://x.com/Mylovanov/status/1841060008655556872

Jeff's claim: In 2004, we engaged in soft regime change in Ukraine, the first color revolution

In February 2014, the US actively participated in overthrow of Yanukovych who was elected on neutrality in 2010 6/

Here, Jeff finally cites “evidence”—a phone call with Nuland. But what was actually discussed? The U.S. preferences for Ukraine’s future government, not directives or orders. 7/

bbc.com/news/world-eur…

The irony for Jeff is that he presents this call as proof of U.S. “omnipotence” in selecting Ukraine’s government. Yet, none of the candidates discussed actually became president. If anything, the call shows that the U.S. couldn’t install their preferred candidates in office 8/

Jeff’s claim: After the invasion, Zelensky agreed to neutrality, but the U.S. and U.K. insisted, “no, you fight on.”

Reality: Jeff distorts the Istanbul talks. Russia derailed them last minute, when 9/

Putin demanded a veto over any Western support to Ukraine in case of Russian future aggression. 10/

https://x.com/Mylovanov/status/1802692723188625854

Jeff’s claim: 600K Ukrainian deaths

Reality: Jeff is confused; he’s citing the number of Russian casualties, dead and wounded, and wrongly attributing it to Ukraine 11/

Jeff’s claim: Putin isn’t a madman like Hitler; he’s a reasonable strategic statesman—the Hitler comparison is bogus 12/

Reality: True, Putin isn’t Hitler; he’s a state terrorist. He relies on terror, war crimes, mass killings of civilians, torture, city bombings, child deportations, and the beheading of POWs. Like bin Laden post-9/11, he uses nuclear threats to paralyze the West and Ukraine 13/

Jeff’s claim: Putin’s attack on Ukraine is just a U.S. government PR narrative.

Reality: Jeff implies the U.S. is more at fault than Putin. But even if it were true, it doesn’t absolve Putin 14/

Putin chose this invasion and has killed hundreds of thousands, not the U.S. government. Even if NATO was a concern, there are peaceful ways to address it—like making ties with Russia more attractive than NATO 15/

But Russia has done the opposite, making itself the real threat in Europe through murder, bombings, and attacks. Countries turn to NATO for protection from Russia, not because of U.S. “PR.” X