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1201 sats \ 4 replies \ @oliverweiss 5 Mar \ on: Who are the best intellectual defenders of stronger intervention in Ukraine? Politics_And_Law

the West is largely to blame for continuing to push Russia until it was forced to respond. And they all make sense to me

This is a very nice example of a narrative pushed by Russians, and makes no sense at all. Nobody forced Russia to invade Ukraine. Nobody.

292 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 5 Mar

Did you listen to any of the talks I'm referring to? It's almost like you're proving my point... the only thing anyone says in response is "RuSsiAn ProPagandA" without actually addressing any of the substantive points raised.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 5 Mar

I watched a Soho Forum debate just a few days back. I didn't find either Eli or Scott particularly persuasive.. it's all like, "oh, this person said this, therefore we know Putin's intentions." Pretty absurd he-said-she-said sandbox.

https://reason.com/podcast/2025/02/08/did-the-u-s-provoke-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/

310 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 21h

No, I didn’t and I won’t. However, I have listened to Putin, Lavrov, Peskov and others. Best sources I can recommend also to you. (Luckily, I have an advantage to understand them in their own language, so I don’t need a third guy to explain to me how the things are)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 5 Mar

I said money laundering earlier. The second reason is a personal vendetta