If Ukraine falls, another 35 million people will become Russia’s slaves, and these slaves will be flung against Poland and the rest of East Europe in the next war.

He’s wrong about a lot of crap, but Noah Smith understands very well what’s about to happen in Eastern Europe if Ukraine ends up losing the war. And in fact, the above is exactly what will happen.

We should stop Russia now so we’re not fighting China and Russia in 2032. Fuck that noise.