Amb. McFaul: Putin's Fight In Ukraine 'Is Just A Proxy War For His Fight Against' The U.S. - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins Garrett Haake to share his reaction to Russia’s strike on a Ukrainian nuclear plant, and to assess the motivations behind President Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. “I think people really need to understand that this is just a proxy war for his fight against us,” says Ambassador McFaul. “That's the way he frames this: the regime there is just a puppet American regime put in place by us.” Aired on 03/04/2022.

[SheltieLover]

1. Absolutely!

Poot tantrum because he couldn't hack election for tfg. Guessing we all owe big 5hanks to unhackable voting machines!

[Budi]

2. Absolutely correct. He damned near had the head of American Democracy in his hands.

Nov election & the Jan 6th late night certification of Joe Biden as President was the moment Vladimer Putin lost to American Democracy.

I bet he screamed & smashed Trump's picture with both his feet.

[Warpy]

3. Actually, no, I don't think it is

Such wars are fought far away in countries full of brown or black people.

This is a war to reassemble Greater Russia, most likely with an ambition toward recapturing their empire at a later date.

This isn't one of those ideological wars, their war gear against our war gear. This is an old fashioned imperial war for turf.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I think you're right.

I have long thought that that this ex-KGB agent aspires to recreate the USSR - something that the world and the Russian people vehemently oppose.