If fears of NATO expansion don’t sound like a solid principle for Russia to stand on, then don’t worry, Russia has other ones – a myriad of factitious grievances tailored to the prejudices of any given audience.
NATO’s official Twitter account posted a bizarre video purporting to debunk "myths" about the organisation. But it's as bad as Russian propaganda. In the West, we’re not meant to be propagandised by our governments.
Is the Ukrainian Government's recently published 'blacklist' of its critics really an attack on the free press? Ian Rons doesn't think so. After all, the First Amendment wouldn't prevent the U.S. Government doing the same.
Ukraine's Government has compiled a list of individuals who “promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda”. But one name is notable by its absence: Pope Francis, who has twice suggested NATO "provoked" the war.
Dr. Ivan Katchanovski claims the protestors killed in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution were shot by neo-Nazi snipers. But a forensic analysis of the ballistics suggests otherwise.
Former Trump advisor John Bolton said the quiet part out loud. Speaking on CNN, Bolton claimed, "As someone who has helped plan coup d’etats – not here, but you know, other places – it takes a lot of work."
Hitler's invasion of Poland is not a good analogy for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For one thing, Hitler didn't have nukes. And if you take the analogy to its logical conclusion, we should be declaring war on Russia.
Putin recently compared himself to Tsar Peter the Great. Does this mean NATO never mattered? No. The point is that Putin would not have acted on his 'imperialist' beliefs had the West followed a different policy.
Ukrainian men are banned from leaving the country, and as losses mount, they could be called up to fight. If the West continues arming Ukraine, we should insist that those who wish to leave be allowed to do so.
According to some sources, half a million people have died in the ongoing conflict in Tigray. And Amnesty International has found evidence of crimes against humanity. So why is no one talking about Tigray?
