Some still believe that if the West stops sending weapons to Ukraine, and Zelensky gives Putin what he wants, there will be peace. I think the opposite. Such gestures will just encourage Putin to demand more. But don't believe me. Read this famous American strategist. 1/ THREAD

“Appeasement contradicts the dictates of offensive realism and therefore it is a fanciful and dangerous strategy. It is unlikely to transform a dangerous foe into a kinder, nicer, opponent, much less a peace-loving state." 2/

"Indeed, appeasement is likely to whet, not shrink, an aggressor’s appetite for conquest... An appeased state is likely to interpret any power concession by another state as a sign of weakness... The appeased state is then likely to continue pushing for more concessions." 3/

"In short, appeasement is likely to make a dangerous rival state more, not less, dangerous.” 4/

This quote is from John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics," (2014) p. 164. 5/ END THREAD