Steve Beschloss: ”It’s hard to quantify the impact of Zelensky’s decision thus far to stay in Kyiv and fight with his countrymen against the invading Russians. But his rejection of the US offer to evacuate—‘The fight is here,’ he reportedly told the Americans. ‘I need ammunition, not a ride.’—is already the stuff of legend. I wouldn’t underestimate how meaningful his courage is in sustaining morale and motivating Ukrainians, be they trained soldiers operating sophisticated weapons or even college students and grandmothers producing home-made Molotov cocktails to fend off their attackers.”
It has been very inspiring to see Zelensky stay and prepare to fight. The fight is coming and I hope he and his fellow citizens can continue to repel Russian forces.
Robert Reich: ”The biggest difference between the old cold war and the new one is that authoritarian neo-fascism is not just an external threat. A version of it has also taken over one of the major political parties in the United States.”
I hope we don’t see World War III or a new Civil War. Here’s hoping Putin and Trump end up in the despots waste bin of time and Democracy survives.
Who knows, maybe Russia can finally become a true Democracy once Putin and his Oligarchs are out of the picture.