There was a public lecture I watched shortly after the start of the war. Not sure which one maybe this one. https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4
But you can search Youtube for "Mearsheimer Ukraine" and find dozens of videos of him reiterating the same points.
He's a Lex Friedman one: https://youtu.be/on1RrmspFIQ
I’ve seen the Lex appearance. The first talk you cited says it’s the West’s fault (in particular US foreign policy).
Ukraine's NATO ambitions are ultimately down to Ukraine so the West can at most be an enabler.
Look, I hosted Ukrainian refugees in my home in Munich for a month in 2022. I have both Ukrainian and Russian friends. I hope the war stops asap.
But the US would also not allow a Russian expansion into Mexico. Such a move would be seen as an aggression and retaliated against.
NATO expansion into Ukraine is very different from American expansion into Ukraine.
If America pulls a Venezuela on Ukraine then Putin has a reason by all means but that hasn't happened.
I’d agree to disagree on this one
Do you live in America? I've lived in two NATO countries that were not America. It's a stark difference between NATO and America.
I’m German living in Portugal. I grew up in West Berlin and was four when the wall fell. I’ve lived as a nomad all over the world. Also in the US for 5 years. I loved it there and still feel very connected to Americans. I think Europeans have much to learn from Americans in terms of business and risk taking. So it’s nothing personal. I’m just a realist when it comes to foreign policy.
Btw Russia is only 55 miles away from America already just saying.
