This has been the best episode ever!

These two comrades have my sympathies for having to fight pro-RUS socialists by debunking myths about US provocations and hype about Zelenskyy’s antidemocratic laws and fascist presence in the UKR military. I recommend the following perspective: Neither Kyev Nor Moscow but workers’ power and international socialism

Putin wasn’t at all irrational in choosing to invade. Putin and his oligarchy rember the Yalta rules of 1945: Churchill’s notes on a napkin that carved up Europe between US, UK and USSR. Putin’s intimidation tactics are not at all bizarre. They’ve worked every time and they could work on UKR. How long before Zelenskyy cracks as the one-man show? RUS thought Yalta rules were the same. Putin expected everyone to allow a brief war of attrition until UKR’s rulers ditched their comedian president and agreed to their terms. Putin didn’t expect Zelenskyy to hustle so hard that US/EU/NATO would actually supply UKR for an extended war of attrition. Putin’s civilian targeting is std ops for RUS if combat and infrademolition have stalled. They’ve run that play for years before with no hassle from the West. Today they do so with only a slight hassle. The EU could end the war today if they shut off RUS pipelines. Yes, EU’d need to make a deal with OPEC. Yes, EU’d need to stop a lot of the economy while setting up. These two needs clearly undermine profits so EU prefers to let UKR ppl and RUS conscripts die for Yalta. And US/NATO are OK with that.