Ben Shapiro: Zelensky says yes to everything Trump asks - Putin gives nothing back.
Kremlin wants domination, not a deal.
The West keeps projecting its values on a regime that doesn’t share them. 0/
Kremlin wants domination, not a deal.
The West keeps projecting its values on a regime that doesn’t share them. 0/
Shapiro: Zelensky’s doing whatever White House wants him to do. They say '30-day ceasefire, mineral deal?'. He says 'No problem'
They say 'Turkey, talks with Putin without a 30-day ceasefire?' He says 'Ok, I’m in Ankara'
Putin is sitting there doing zero of these things 1/
They say 'Turkey, talks with Putin without a 30-day ceasefire?' He says 'Ok, I’m in Ankara'
Putin is sitting there doing zero of these things 1/
Shapiro: Russia wants domination of Eastern Europe.
They believe that NATO is a thorn, a threat to their imperial aspirations for a Eurasian-dominated continent.
That means - the only way to get Russia to the table is to make clear that the West is going nowhere. 2/
They believe that NATO is a thorn, a threat to their imperial aspirations for a Eurasian-dominated continent.
That means - the only way to get Russia to the table is to make clear that the West is going nowhere. 2/
Shapiro: Putin isn’t looking for a territorial off-ramp where everyone puts down their weapons, Ukraine leans West, and the East leans Russian.
He wants Ukraine turned into a Belarusian-style proxy state under Moscow’s control. That’s the goal. 3/
He wants Ukraine turned into a Belarusian-style proxy state under Moscow’s control. That’s the goal. 3/
Shapiro: One of the giant mistakes the West always makes - with all our geopolitical opponents - is projection.
We assume their interests are the same as ours. And the answer is: they are working from an entirely different framework. 4X
We assume their interests are the same as ours. And the answer is: they are working from an entirely different framework. 4X
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