I watched a Soho Forum debate just a few days back. I didn't find either Eli or Scott particularly persuasive..  it's all like, "oh, this person said this, therefore we know Putin's intentions." Pretty absurd he-said-she-said sandbox.

https://reason.com/podcast/2025/02/08/did-the-u-s-provoke-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/

denlillaapan

No, I didn’t and I won’t. However, I have listened to Putin, Lavrov, Peskov and others. Best sources I can recommend also to you. (Luckily, I have an advantage to understand them in their own language, so I don’t need a third guy to explain to me how the things are)

oliverweiss

I said money laundering earlier. The second reason is a personal vendetta 

Bell_curve

Politics_And_Law

Who are the best intellectual defenders of stronger intervention in Ukraine?

SimpleStacker

Did you listen to any of the talks I'm referring to?  It's almost like you're proving my point... the only thing anyone says in response is "RuSsiAn ProPagandA" without actually addressing any of the substantive points raised.