Originally Posted by
etudiant
I respect Mearsheimer's expertise and take his comments seriously, because he was outspoken about the disastrous consequences likely to result from the effort to bring Ukraine into the western fold.
He called that exactly, so his current posting deserves attention. Just because it does not make for happy reading is no excuse for brushing it under the rug.
Wrong on one major point. Ukraine is not being brought into the western fold by others: it's desperately trying to escape from Moscow's clutches. It is not about western manipulation and plotting its about Ukraine's own very fervently held wishes.