Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

First, Putin does not want an "off-ramp." He wants victory. He wants to annex the 4 regions he already pledged to annex. He wants to kill Zelensky. He wants to take Kyiv. He has never once hinted that he is seeking an off-ramp. So why do people keep discussing them? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 22, 2022

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Can tv commentators please stop using words like "off ramps" and "saving face" for Putin, or reporting on alleged "peace plans" pushed by mysterious, unnamed European officials, or repeating untested theories about "escalation"? THREAD 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 22, 2022

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Second, Putin also doesn't need to "save face." Russia is not a democracy! He can define victory in whatever way he wants and his people will support him. This idea that the hardliners will not support him or overthrow him is a Kremlin-manufactured myth. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 22, 2022