Chris

Busy day today so a very brief observation - advocating for Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders (that’s 1991 borders, not 2022, which would exclude Crimea and the Donbas, neither of which are recognised at the UN as anything other than Ukrainian) is about recognising Russia’s belief in its sphere of influence doesn’t go away just because you persuade them to down tools for a few years. And holding that position doesn’t necessitate believing those who don’t share it are Putin apologists, though some doubtless are. There are are, however, plenty holding ‘ceasefire now’ positions who are unaware of just how hard Russian asymmetric ops are working to nurture that view in the western information space. I.e. many of the people who think they are advocating for peace are being played by Russia which doesn’t want peace, but simply enough time to regroup and rearm.