It should be obvious that offering expanded trade opportunities to Ru or guarantees that Ukraine wouldn't enter NATO cannot stop Ru's war. Ru traded extensively w Europe and Ukraine's NATO bid was blocked for decades and Ru STILL INVADED. TWICE. Clearly, these aren't meaningful carrots. - ThreadSky

popovaprof.bsky.social • 7 days ago

It should be obvious that offering expanded trade opportunities to Ru or guarantees that Ukraine wouldn't enter NATO cannot stop Ru's war. Ru traded extensively w Europe and Ukraine's NATO bid was blocked for decades and Ru STILL INVADED. TWICE. Clearly, these aren't meaningful carrots.

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catherinezoltan.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/catherinezoltan.bsky.social/post/3lnjezxco2c2c

popovaprof.bsky.social•4 days ago

Absolutely pathetic

harisheldonus.bsky.social•7 days ago

You are using reason and historical knowledge. Neither are available to the narcissist Donald Trump. Personal enrichments, power, and "being talked about" is what Trump craves. A truly sad man in a prestigious position.

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yup. I was indeed subtweeting Trump.

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

I say this because Trump peddles both of these as potential solutions to the war and no one should be falling for his nonsense.

odrachewych.bsky.social•7 days ago

Let be honest - most of the ideas coming from the Trump administration show little actual knowledge of the realities of this war and more easy soundbites to help get to their PR victory of some minor ceasefire instead of a meaningful peace process (if they were successful).

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yes, absolutely

beanwrap.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump does this in an attempt to help Russia. Not to achieve any kind of meaningful peace.

popovaprof.bsky.social•6 days ago

💯💯

ehen.bsky.social•6 days ago

🤑🤑🇺🇸🤑🤑

jzk55.bsky.social•7 days ago

This will only show what a fool he is. Just give it a few days...

artemidorus.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump only knows what putin, Tulsi, and Witkoff tell him. He certainly listens to nobdy on the Ukranian side. Thus, trump is a russian asset, an ally of russia, and Ukraine will fight rather than capitulate to these unchanging and insane russian war aims.

guybaddis.bsky.social•7 days ago

And yet Trump is falling for the non— oh, nevermind.

pooljohnny.bsky.social•4 days ago

Dudajev.

wayneesmith.bsky.social•7 days ago

Nope. More like hickory sticks.

picci0909.bsky.social•7 days ago

@timothysnyder.bsky.social @france24.com @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @u24.gov.ua

russellengland.bsky.social•5 days ago

+ Successive UK governments, including Boris Johnson, refused to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to appease Putin

And they still invaded Ukraine

popovaprof.bsky.social•5 days ago

Exactly

aspid.bsky.social•6 days ago

"Give ruzzia anything it wants and in exchange, ruzzia gets everything it wants" — the Art of the Deal

popovaprof.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yup, basically

brodolini.bsky.social•7 days ago

I have followed your literary posts. So appreciate your experience and perspective on this; it reflects my studies of 19th and 20th century political economy. There is realpolitik at work here.

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

Not the same Maria Popova, actually. I'm a political science prof.

siamesecats.bsky.social•7 days ago

What we need here aren't carrots. Not even a stick. We need a damn bazooka. https://bsky.app/profile/popovaprof.bsky.social/post/3lnbmy4mcxs2r

ironpuss.bsky.social•7 days ago

Arming Ukraine is the only potential leverage Trump has.
Instead, he mocks Zelensky and abandons Ukraine.
Genius!

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

He could also threaten tougher sanctions. Carrots just dont work period

ironpuss.bsky.social•7 days ago

I was thinking about this take from Carl Bilt
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-100-days-of-failure-in-ukraine-by-carl-bildt-2025-04?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=7bdb841039-sunday_newsletter_04_20_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-7bdb841039-107414610&mc_cid=7bdb841039&mc_eid=bf4308c047

ironpuss.bsky.social•7 days ago

I didn't know the US had any more meaningful sanctions to impose!
What can we do that China can not offset?

popovaprof.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sanctions could always be strengthened. And the frozen assets could've been confiscated a long time ago. Check this out: https://fsi.stanford.edu/working-group-sanctions

ironpuss.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good article!
Thanks

zzennon.bsky.social•7 days ago

It is obvious. And doesn't change anything when the intentions are not related to it.

ca4ua.bsky.social•6 days ago

"If ONLY we could go back to the peace deal with no security guarantees that Ukraine had at the start of 2014!" 🤪🤦‍♂️

Are these craven, self-interested politicians really thinking that we will accept this?

Some people are certainly that dumb, but no one paying attention OR thinking will fall for it.

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