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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.
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.
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.
Podcast Episode 67: History Repeating Itself in WWII Redux… Related commentaries: Putin humiliates spy chief… Read more.
Only a cold-hearted, genocidal maniac (like Chinese President Xi Jinping) could fail to sympathize with the predicament of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, let alone with the looming fate of the Ukrainian people. On the other hand, I suspect I sympathize with both as much as anyone not born in Ukraine possibly could. And I can… Read more.
Sometimes President Trump’s congenital mendacity manifests like a tourettes tic. This explains the way he used to blurt out “no collusion,” as well as the way he now blurts out “no quid pro quo.” But, just as there was collusion between him and the Russians, there was quid pro quo between him and the Ukrainians.… Read more.
Donald Trump proved that any buffoon can get elected leader of any country. Therefore, if you’re still looking for the results of democratic elections to make normative sense, the joke’s on you. This is why, even though laughable, the results of Sunday’s presidential election in Ukraine evoked more affirmation than consternation. Ukraine entered uncharted political… Read more.
