Experts say the U.S. made one big mistake in dealing with Putin

The prevailing wisdom in the West is that Russian President Vladimir Putin was never interested in President Joe Biden’s diplomatic efforts to avert an invasion of Ukraine. [View in browser]( [Image]( March 5, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Experts say the U.S. made one big mistake in dealing with Putin]( by Zeeshan Aleem The prevailing wisdom in the West is that [Russian President Vladimir Putin]( was never interested in President Joe Biden's diplomatic efforts to avert an [invasion of Ukraine](. According to this theory, Russia's horrifying and [illegal]( invasion of Ukraine could never have been prevented. But, [Zeeshan Aleem asks](, "what if that prevailing wisdom isn't accurate?" According to a line of widely overlooked scholarship, forgotten warnings from Western statesmen and interviews with several experts — including high-level former government officials who oversaw Russia strategy for decades — this narrative is wrong," [writes Aleem](. "The abundance of evidence that NATO was a sustained source of anxiety for Moscow raises the question of whether the United States' strategic posture was not just imprudent but negligent." Zeeshan Aleem'sfull analysis]( your Saturday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of a helicopter]( [Hayes Brown]( [Why a no-fly zone for Ukraine would confirm Putin's deepest fears]( Americans think they want a no-fly zone for Ukraine. They really, really don't. [Read More]( [A photo of Putin and Lindsay Graham]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Even right-wing trolls like Ted Cruz are condemning Lindsey Graham on Russia]( Graham is trying to nudge us into World War III. [Read More]( [A photo of Lauren Boebert]( [Steve Benen]( [After some presidential heckling, Lauren Boebert has no regrets]( Boebert isn't issuing an apology, but she is sending a fundraising appeal. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Putin]( [All In]( ['Valuable asset': Why Putin didn't invade Ukraine during Trump's presidency]( [A photo of Roger Stone]( [The Beat With Ari]( [Trump ally Roger Stone bolts from 'insurrection headquarters' on Jan. 6]( [A photo of Ron DeSantis]( [Zerlina]( [Student berated by Ron DeSantis for wearing a mask speaks out]( [A photo from the Capitol riot]( [Hallie Jackson]( [Friend testifies Capitol rioter was armed during Jan. 6 attack]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this all happening? Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night every week on his podcast, aptly titled, "[Why Is This Happening?](" In the [newest episode](, Chris talks to Sheryll Cashin, a Georgetown law professor who has spent decades studying housing and geography's role in American inequality. In her book "White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality," she traces the history of anti-Black residential caste. She unpacks her findings and shares strategies for abolishing state-sanctioned practices that further perpetuate inequities. This week on Into America, Trymaine Lee sits down with the women behind #SheWillRise, a campaign that kept pressure on President Biden to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. [Listen now.]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)