I attached a few really good threads on the war in Ukraine (from people who know what they are talking about), but the upshot is in recent days Ukraine has won some incredible and striking military victories which could just spark the early end to this war.
If he’s saying “Ukraine will take Crimea within the year,” or even reporting it with a straight face (and without the context that it’s pure batshit insanity), he is the definition of “not credible.”
The mud will freeze in about a month. Russia will act then (unless all they plan on doing is consolidating their gains, but I doubt it). The Twitterati do this dance every time there’s a minor Ukrainian victory.
You can say I’m reading propaganda or I’m a Russian bot or whatever you please, but I don’t have a dog in the fight. I have been watching this situation since 2014 and world politics in general most of my life, and that’s how I see it.
Truth is, most of these commentators aren’t even working with that experience. They’re repeating ISW stooges and Ukrainian officials verbatim, or they’re brainstorming with persuasion in mind...
If he’s saying “Ukraine will take Crimea within the year,” or even reporting it with a straight face (and without the context that it’s pure batshit insanity), he is the definition of “not credible.”
The mud will freeze in about a month. Russia will act then (unless all they plan on doing is consolidating their gains, but I doubt it). The Twitterati do this dance every time there’s a minor Ukrainian victory.
You can say I’m reading propaganda or I’m a Russian bot or whatever you please, but I don’t have a dog in the fight. I have been watching this situation since 2014 and world politics in general most of my life, and that’s how I see it.
Truth is, most of these commentators aren’t even working with that experience. They’re repeating ISW stooges and Ukrainian officials verbatim, or they’re brainstorming with persuasion in mind...