1/5 Mearsheimer said NATO provoked russia. He claimed Putin didn’t...
Joni Askola@joni_askola
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Jun 28, 2025
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1/5 Mearsheimer said NATO provoked russia.
He claimed Putin didn’t want Ukraine.
Now Putin says Ukraine is russia.
Mearsheimer wasn’t just wrong—he gave cover to a war of conquest
He claimed Putin didn’t want Ukraine.
Now Putin says Ukraine is russia.
Mearsheimer wasn’t just wrong—he gave cover to a war of conquest
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2/5 His ”realism” only sees russian interests.
No room for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
No respect for its people’s choices.
That’s not realism. That’s imperial nostalgia in disguise
No room for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
No respect for its people’s choices.
That’s not realism. That’s imperial nostalgia in disguise
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3/5 He mocked Ukraine’s resistance.
Ignored russia’s failures.
Dismissed Ukrainian voices.
His predictions didn’t just miss—they erased reality
Ignored russia’s failures.
Dismissed Ukrainian voices.
His predictions didn’t just miss—they erased reality
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4/5 Mearsheimer treats Putin’s ideology like strategy.
But this war isn’t about security.
It’s about domination and russification.
And calling it ”realism” doesn’t make it any less brutal—or any more legitimate
But this war isn’t about security.
It’s about domination and russification.
And calling it ”realism” doesn’t make it any less brutal—or any more legitimate
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5/5 His takes aren’t analysis—they are apologism.
Mearsheimer’s framework excuses aggression and silences victims.
He’s not a neutral scholar.
He’s a propaganda weapon. And people are dying because of it
Mearsheimer’s framework excuses aggression and silences victims.
He’s not a neutral scholar.
He’s a propaganda weapon. And people are dying because of it
