Würde mich interessieren wo und in welchem Kontext Mearsheimer ihr Zitat gebracht hat.
Er hatte schon 2014 prophezeit, wenn der Westen seine Ukraine Politik (Nato-Erweiterung, westliches Bollwerk an der russischen Grenze) fortsetzt, wird die Ukraine verwüstet werden. Er schlug vor auf eine neutrale Ukraine hinzuarbeiten.
Das Originalzitat:
“The United States and its European allies now face a choice on Ukraine.
They can continue their current policy, which will exacerbate hostilities with Russia and devastate Ukraine in the process—a scenario in which everyone would come out a loser. Or they can switch gears and work to create a prosperous but neutral Ukraine, one that does not threaten Russia and allows the West to repair its relations with Moscow. With that approach, all sides would win.“
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2014-08-18/why-ukraine-crisis-west-s-fault