Is Putin a Revanchist? John Mearsheimer #foreignpolicy

[henryviii]

"There's no evidence Putin wants to annex Ukraine"
Also putin: Says Ukrainians and Russians are one people and denies they have the right to independent rule. 🙄

[hanskoops]

Yes he does. He doesn't even recognize Ukrain. That's why he tried to attack and capture Kiev.

[jacobstrawn]

This guy is absolutely clueless. What about Crimea? That used to be Ukraine, everyone needs to use what little brainpower they have and do some critical thinking for themselves. All of the "liberated" areas of Ukraine are now considered Russian soil by Putin, by his own words.

[RadioactiveSaddam]

This dude has not seen any Putin speeches... or he is on Putins payroll.

[jamesmurphy]

He doesn't wish the Black Sea become a American Imperium Sea and Ukraine become a NATO parking lot

[eleonoraformatoneeszczepan]

0:23 min ... "there's no question that in his heart he would like to see Ukraine be part of Russia. In his heart, he would probably like to see the Soviet Union come back ... "
0:36 min ... "that is not possible, and anybody who thinks that way, is not thinking straight ... "

... in this day and age, who knows what that actually means, now.

[JDCB]

Except he literally did just that for parts of Ukraine he has yet to even control 100%. What other proof does one need? Are words he may not have said reality? Or are his literal actions reality?!

[EmLasker]

It does seem clear Putin only wants The Russian Federation to achieve her golden age. And he had striven mightily to achieve this partly by integrating her into Europe's future. But even the objectively best plans must be approved by all parties, and special-interest groups.
Next month we shall begin to see the relative price of lesser, subjective plans...

[StealthySEANx]

This guy is kinda dumb, he said that Putin didn’t want to make Ukraine part of Russia lol