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Vladimir Putin is talking to Kim Jong-un

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I remember the Cold War – which turned out to be the final phase. (And don’t forget that there were many “hot wars” in the 45 years of the Cold War: Korea, Nicaragua, etc.) Many people in the Free World accused the United States and NATO of being “belligerent” and “pro-war.” to be. .” The Soviets, of course, called themselves “peace-loving.”

And today?

Here’s an Associated Press report from Budapest, following the recent EU elections. Viktor Orbán, the report said, “has blamed ‘pro-war’ politicians in Washington and Brussels for rising tensions with Russia and has portrayed his refusal to provide Kiev with military aid and other support as a ‘pro-peace position’ that is unique in Europe. ”

Yes, that’s Orbán.

He points his finger again and again at Washington and Brussels. Did he ever target his friend Putin? The man who launched the biggest war in Europe since World War II? The man who is trying to redraw international borders by force? The man who tries to conquer and subjugate a neighboring country again?

Also consider Edward Snowden, a guest of Putin in Moscow. Here he is:

“Pro-war politicians,” says Snowden. (He means people who support the Ukrainians in their fight to repel the invader and save their country.) The biggest “pro-war politician” out there is his host, Putin.

Also consider Tommy Tuberville, the Republican senator from Alabama – who claims that “Russia is open to a peace deal, while it is DC warmongers who want to prolong the war.”

Uh huh. “DC warmongers.” Why is it that some heroes of the right today speak like the leftists of my youth? Why does a Republican senator sound like Angela Davis? It is a ‘terrifying symmetry’ – a grotesque one.

Also consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:

A question: Does anti-Americanism – a foolish, pernicious anti-Americanism – live on the left or the right? The answer: Yes.

• Putin just had contact with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. North Korea is an ally of Russia in its attempt to crush the Ukrainians. That includes China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba – the worst actors in the world. Dictatorships are pretty good at cooperating with each other. The democracies should be half as good.

Here’s a headline from the AP, from Seoul: “South Korea Denounces Russia-North Korea Deal, Says It Will Consider Supplying Weapons to Ukraine.” (Article here.)

• Some people can afford to be sleepy about the threat posed by Putin’s Russia – or they think they can. The Balts do not have that luxury. They recently celebrated an anniversary, a day of mourning: June 14. On that day in 1941, tens of thousands of Balts were deported to camps deep in the Soviet interior.

Here is the Lithuanian Foreign Minister:

• There is currently a general election campaign in Britain. I’m almost jealous of the British. Both of their main parties are pro-Ukraine and anti-Putin. We Americans are also in the middle of a general election campaign, or close to it – and our situation is different. Could the fate of Ukraine and beyond depend on elections in a foreign country, namely the United States? That’s a tough question to think about – and many do.

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