Murdoch's NY Post: Putin is THE dictator and 10 Ukraine-Russia war truths we ignore at our peril

[BeyondGeography]

TRUTH No. 1

Vladimir Putin started this war, despite what President Trump said days ago…

TRUTH No. 2

Russia is fighting for conquest. The Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in 2022…

TRUTH No. 3

Ukraine is fighting for its independence…

TRUTH No. 4

Ukrainians are not Russians. Ukrainians and Russians are not “one people — a single whole,” as Putin wrote in a 2021 essay...

TRUTH No. 5

Putin is a dictator…

TRUTH No. 6

Zelensky is not a dictator…

TRUTH No. 7

Russia is not a friend of the US. It is a hostile, nuclear-armed state that resents American power and the world the US has built…

TRUTH No. 8

Ukraine is a friend of the US. Ukraine wants to be part of the American-led order. Its people and government are deeply pro-American...

TRUTH No. 9

Putin cannot be trusted…

TRUTH No. 10

American aid to Ukraine is not being wasted...

Read at https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/opinion/putin-is-the-dictator-and-9-other-ukraine-russia-war-truths-we-ignore-at-our-peril/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Murdoch should know, Magats don't do Truth

Unless it's Donny's social media cesspool cynically called Truth.
Murdoch created this monster, at least he could own up to it and use his media power to help fix it.
Doubtful but if he looks into the abyss, he'll see he's a villain of this awful story.
History (if there is a history) will not be kind.

[BonnieJW]

14. And his propaganda arm fox

Is repeating the claims on air that Zelensky is a dictator and started the war. Rupert might want to start there

[hatrack]

2. Years late, 100s of billions short . . .

Fuck off, Rubberface.

[femmedem]

3. We need Republicans to speak out against Trump's lies.

And the worse they've been in the past--the more Trump and his ilk have been able to count on them--the more important their resistance is now.

These are the people who are most likely to stiffen the spines of Republican elected officials, who in turn are the people most likely to put the brakes on the worst of this administration's actions.

[hatrack]

4. They're shooting spitballs at Bradleys . . . .

The time when they could made a difference has come and gone (not that the New York Post made much of a difference in any direction).

This is nothing more than low-cost ass-covering.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Plenty of Republicans despise Putin

We all know Murdoch is evil and the Post is a rag. But anything that shows cracks in the foundation on Ukraine right now is worth noting IMO.

[Cosmocat]

8. Correct

Nm

[LaRaven]

17. Especially if they consider themselves Patriots

[NNadir]

12. I love that locution, "Rubberface." I wish I'd had the wit...

...to think of it.

[hatrack]

19. I mean, seriously, the dude looks like a Dick Tracy villain who didn't pass the audition . . .

[IronLionZion]

5. Are any Republican lawmakers or judges going to put a stop to Trump's BS?

[Boomerproud]

16. No.

nt

[markie]

6. Truth No. 11

Trump is a traitor to the United States

[PortTack]

9. One more....orange buffoon is not in a position of power + he's a liar and a con man..stay strong Prez Zelensky

[Wiz Imp]

10. This is actually one of the few things that could get some Republicans to turn on Trump

A lot of Republicans in Congress aren't as stupid as Trump and they can see that Trump is leading us down a road to destroy ALL of our alliances with other countries. If the US is left with no allies, even a lot of Republicans are smart enough to see that the effects of that will not end well for the US. For now, we just have a number of them being somewhat critical of Trump in brief statements. The question is if/when Trump will push things too far and trigger a more impactful response? Stay tuned.

He already has the NY Post and WSJ editorial board publicly criticizing him for his words/actions in the past week. I never thought we'd see that happen

[IronLionZion]

18. I hope so but am doubtful

MSNBC showed clips of Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, and others expressing strong support for Ukraine and condemning Russia's invasion.

These days, they seem to be unwilling to go against Trump and MAGA.

[Wiz Imp]

20. 81% of US voters say Putin should not be trusted: Survey

From this week's Quinnipiac poll. Republican politicians can see these numbers and know that even their voters strongly disagree with Trump with regards to Putin.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5153611-quinnipiac-poll-russia-putin-trust/

Just 9% of the respondents said that Putin could be trusted, while 10% did not give an opinion.

Large majorities of both sides of the political aisle view Putin with suspicion, but with a large gap: 93% of Democratic voters believe the US should not trust Putin, while 73% of Republican voters agree.

[NNadir]

11. FAFO from the most dangerous immigrant short of apartheid Eloon?

Amazing.

[niyad]

13. Are we in an alternate reality? rupert's pet propaganda organ???

[SpankMe]

22. "Rupert's" and "organ" in the same sentence. Not an appealing image

[snark]

[niyad]

23. I do apologize. Not enough caffeine.

[BoRaGard]

15. No. 12: If the G.O.P. Felon-Rapist said it, it's a LIE

a big stinking G.O.P. lie.

Depend upon it.

[niyad]

24. Yes!!!

[tavernier]

21. Run that every hour on the hour on Fox News

And I might begin to think you actually mean it. Until then, go back to counting your silver.
And PS - This ones for Freddie who you hounded mercilessly until his death and beyond.
You are an old rotting piece of evil who has brought misery to so many.

[moondust]

25. Weird.

Has he been so narcissistic and delusional for so long that he now believes he can just make up nonsense that the whole world knows is pure nonsense? The "King" decrees that the Earth is flat? Up is down?

He was never fit for public office but now he's clearly dangerous.

[Hassler]

26. The NY Post will run this headline, but not the NY Times