Btw, if #Russia were even a tiny bit interested in real Ukrainian neutrality, rather than in a defenseless #Ukraine as a vassal, it could've offered to withdraw from Donbas/Crimea b/n 2014-22 in exchange for Ukraine renouncing its NATO aspirations and Ukraine would've prob agreed. Ru never made even a whiff of an offer in that direction. Because it wants to conquer Ukraine piece by piece if it cannot do it in one take.

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Some repeat the mantra that there's no European security architecture w/o #Russia in it. They never offer any deeper justification than "Ru is too big/won't change". Having a determined bully who wants to control half of Europe doesn't mean #Europe has to submit; the rational thing is to isolate the bully. There's no Eu security architecture with *this* Ru in it; only a replay of the Soviet Bloc vassaldom". If a different Ru comes along, we could carefully re-engage.

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The good news: #EuropeanCouncil greenlights accession negotiations for #Ukraine and #moldova Phew.

The bad news: #EU released 10bln to #Orban so he wouldn't block the decision. He didn't vote for, but was absent as the rest voted unanimously. Expect more Orban blackmail in the future.

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#Putin repeated today for the umpteenth time that he doesn't intend to negotiate or stop the war until he has achieved his Day 1 goal, which is total control of all of #Ukraine but I'm sure someone is writing another "let's make #Zelenskyy negotiate" piece right this second

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When Western journalists consistently want to talk about the "challenges facing #Ukraine vs. "Russia's plans and next steps," almost 2 yrs into Ru's supposed 3-day takeover of Ukraine, you realize how deep the "#Russia is unbeatable" assumption goes. Very deep.

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The "#Ukraine should just surrender already" camp in the West is getting bolder and louder. But they're overestimating their reach/ability to convince. They'll lose too, just like the "great #Russia they admire/fear so much.

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The only party that would benefit from freezing the war is #Russia. Both #Ukraine and its allies in Europe/North America would lose from giving Ru a chance to consolidate its gains and prepare for yet another round of imperial expansion. Let's avoid this grave mistake

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