Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

On this, we disagree. "Moscow" -- aka Putin -- knows very well that Ukraine will not join NATO in his lifetime. He did not need to invade Ukraine to stop expansion. In 2004, there was a revolution in Ukraine (even more dramatic than 2014) & it did NOT lead to NATO expansion. 1/ https://t.co/HYIHsWgx2e — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 6, 2021 Hibernated

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Of course, US officials state that for the record, just as EU officials stated for decades their support for Turkish membership to the EU & Chinese officials support democracy. The job of the analyst/academic is to help the world distinguish between cheap talk and actual policy. — PolitiTweet.org

On June 8, Secretary of State Blinken said, "We support Ukraine membership in NATO." If Ukraine membership is act… https://t.co/NO4tTegl59

Posted Dec. 6, 2021 Hibernated

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Please consider an alternative hypothesis. Maybe Putin needs to invent the threat of NATO expansion to justify his coercive diplomacy or invasion? (As you know well, Russian leaders are not the only ones who have done so in the past. (The years 1964 & 2003 come to mind!) 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 6, 2021 Hibernated