Whenever I can, I like to reference another resource to do the talking for me. This is one of those times. And very conveniently, this tweet summarizes all the detailed things I consider essential.
I’d like to say ahead of time, that I don’t defend Putin but I’m arguing that it’s more nuance than it may appear.
Find this to be the most plausible explanation for all this, tho I open to other takes.
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personal-take posts are attempts to challenge your thinking and convey ideas that might be useful. My goal is to provoke and challenge your thinking. Not necessarily to convince you.
This post includes two posts and two videos (optional) below. Tho I recommend checking all of em.
Dave Benner, Nemesis of Neocons (@dbenner83) November 12, 2024
This fact was widely acknowledged until recent years, when the corporate media swept it under the rug or called it "disinformation."
— Dave Benner, Nemesis of Neocons (@dbenner83) November 12, 2024
There was a time when the top diplomats and the coldest Cold Warriors in the US warned against NATO expansion.https://t.co/0wxFeS553n
This is the phone call mentioned. (Vid from year 2014)
More context regarding to the post. (Vid from year 2022)