good piecehttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/is-america-to-blame-for-russias-war-in-ukraine.html …
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emotional and ideological explanations frankly are a lot more plausible explanations for all this than pure cold-blooded "realism." Putin is a revanchist nationalist, Zelenskyy successfully catalyzed a romantic groundswell of support, etc etc
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for instance the crazy aggressive sanctions regime doesn't appear to have any clear rationale or endgame. states are just lashing out at Putinhttps://jacobinmag.com/2022/03/putin-ukraine-russia-sanctions-us-eu-economy/ …
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boy it's easy to imagine some bad outcomes. eg, Putin doubles down and defeats Ukraine with terror shelling/bombing, which turns into an indefinite occupation, the West retaliates with permanent sanctions. Ukraine is ruined while Russia is reduced to penury
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Jeet HeerVerified account @HeerJeetMacron had a long talk with Putin & thinks "the worst is yet to come" & Putin intends to take over all of Ukraine. https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2022/03/03/quelle-est-la-strategie-militaire-de-la-russie-en-ukraine-un-ancien-militaire-a-repondu-a-vos-questions_6115927_3210.html …Show this thread4 replies 2 retweets 30 likesShow this thread -
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It is interesting that the MPs who have taken the lead in criticizing Putin are all communists
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