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Ukraine Invasion Day 587: UKR soldier called RU tech support for his captured Russian tank [1]

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Date: 2023-10-02  

Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued counteroffensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Bakhmut on October 2. And in stranger news, a Ukrainian called Russian tech support for his captured Russian tank.

x The Realist Case for Helping Ukraine Win.



"First, Ukraine’s win is essential to enhance European security. Ukrainian warriors are fighting for their nation’s right to exist but with an added security benefit for us." 1/ THREAD — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 2, 2023

"They are fighting Russian soldiers invading Europe — so that American and NATO soldiers do not have to do so later." 2/

"Were Putin to succeed in transforming Ukraine into a forward operating base, our front-line NATO allies would be threatened, demanding more American assistance, including increased deployment of our troops." 3/

"This does not serve U.S. security interests, especially when we are trying to rebalance our military forces to counter China." 4/

"Second, Ukraine’s defeating one of the largest and best-armed global militaries would send a powerful deterrent message as Chinese leader Xi Jinping calculates the costs of invading Taiwan." 5/

"We also want Xi to understand sustained NATO unity, including massive military aid for Ukraine and comprehensive sanctions against Russia, as a signal for how American allies in Asia and Europe would respond should he invade." 6/

"Of course, Xi may be taking notes on Russia’s failures, including the importance of going in big and fast. If Ukrainian forces had not repelled the planned “three day” capture of Kyiv, we would have never been able to provide Ukraine with howitzers and HIMARs." 7/

"But we have a major security interest in showing Xi just how costly attempted conquest can be. But should Putin win in Ukraine, Xi would learn a very different lesson. An American failure in Ukraine would confirm Xi’s hypothesis about the U.S.’s declining power." 8/

"Putin’s victory in Ukraine would embolden Xi in Taiwan — and that most certainly does not serve U.S. security interests." 9/

"Third, a U.S.-supported victory by Ukraine would deter annexation globally. A failure would do the opposite." 10/

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