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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made US history this morning. He became the first world leader to address a joint session of Congress virtually. As the Post reported, he zoomed into Washington to plead for increased aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s genocidal invasion: ________ Zelensky renewed his plea for air support to protect the… Read more.
For China, to help, or not to help Russia: that is the question. It can help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s genocidal invasion. And, by doing so, it would join the civilized world. Or it can help Russia take Ukraine. But, by doing so, it would suffer sanctions and boycotts. This, like those that have… Read more.
Podcast Episode 68: Think Russia’s Putin Is Diabolical? Meet Ethiopia’s Abiy… Related commentaries: Russian invasion of Ukraine… Read more.
President Biden and other NATO leaders have been talking about Article 5 a lot lately. That, of course, is The Three Musketeers-like article which says that an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all. Moreover, that such an attack would trigger a one-for-all-and-all-for-one retaliation. That’s why the public squabbling among NATO members… Read more.
Ukraine is begging NATO to enforce a no-fly zone to help it fend off Russian bombs. Short of that, it’s begging for fighter jets. But NATO leaders fear both would escalate the War in Ukraine into World War III . Therefore, NATO is refusing. For obvious reasons, refusing to enforce a no-fly zone makes sense.… Read more.
In a remarkable turn of events, President Zelensky called America and NATO weak for not honoring his request to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Even worse, he accused them of complicity in the death of Ukrainian women and children. Mr Zelensky said he disagreed that direct action could ‘provoke Russia’s direct aggression against Nato’.… Read more.
No less a person than the Jewish president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has accused Russia of perpetrating a “genocide” against the Ukrainian people. This compels unavoidable and untenable analogies with the genocide Germany perpetrated against the Jewish people during World War II. More to the point, though, it demands Israel explain why it is shunning… Read more.
I published a podcast episode on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26. I noted the farcical way a manifestly paranoid Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to assassin proof his life. More to the point, though, I pleaded for Western leaders to sanction Putin and the oligarchs. Because they are the enemy, not… Read more.
Given the universal values at stake, I am dismayed that more Westerners have not joined the fight in Ukraine. I am reminded of the way writers Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and Pablo Neruda led the brigade of those who not only sounded that clarion call, but rushed themselves to join the fight for democratic freedom… Read more.
Podcast Episode 67: History Repeating Itself in WWII Redux… Related commentaries: Putin humiliates spy chief… Read more.
