Many good ideas at the presentation of Timothy Garton Ash @fromTGA newest book last night in Brussels.
Ideas below:
1. Already in 1994 Putin spoke publicly about the annexation of #Crimea. What came later was just excuses. Plan and ambition existed long before. (1/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1639576114694696962
2. Had we defended and supported #Ukraine properly after 2014 and sanctioned Russia back then, we would not be in the situation we are in now. (2/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1639576116506554368
3. Crimea is essential for Ukrainian security. Ukraine needs to recover Crimea to be safe. It will never be safe with Russian army in Crimea.
Not even Putin can sell to his people the loss of Crimea. (3/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1639576118050078722
4. Quickest way to lasting peace is Europe is support and delivery of everything needed to Ukraine.
5. We are being led by a generation that was educated in peace times, not prepared to lead and make decisions in times of war.
We need to adapt and change our mindset.
(4/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1639576119706779649