Berlusconi says Putin 'pushed' into Ukraine war

[brooklynite]

Tha Guardian

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi appears to have made a sympathetic interjection on the war on behalf of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Reuters quotes him saying overnight that “Putin was pushed by the Russian people, by his party, by his ministers to invent this ‘special operation’,” Berlusconi said, using the Russian wording for the war.

Moscow’s plan was originally to conquer Kyiv “in a week”, replace Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy with “a government of decent people” and get out “in another week”, he added.

“I haven’t even understood why Russian troops spread around Ukraine while in my mind they should have only stuck around Kyiv,” Berlusconi insisted.

[Ray Bruns]

1. Let me be as clear as a bell. Putin didn't push Ukraine into a war. He invaded a sovereign country.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Indeed! nt

[BeyondGeography]

3. Moronic analysis, even worse advice

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[dalton99a]

4. Of course

[bluedigger]

5. Tax fraud, bribery, solicitation of minors.

Let the Italians care what Berlusconi says if they wish. I could care less.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Berlusconi seems to be as much of a military expert as Mussolini.

[MagickMuffin]

7. Ah ha, it isn't President Biden's fault, glad that got cleared up

And no one pushed Putin into anything. He made the decision, and that is on him.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. What's Putin got on you, Silvio? nt

[gratuitous]

9. That Vlad! He's such a people pleaser

You can see how the Russian people and his party and his ministers could lead poor congenial Vladimir down the garden path to launch an unprovoked invasion, bomb hospitals, civilians, power plants, and other crimes against humanity because he's just so gosh-darn nice and wants everyone to be happy.

I'm starting to tear up just thinking about it. Oh wait, those aren't the sympathetic tears. More like the white hot rage of burn in hell motherfucker kind.

[blm]

10. Horzhit!

[fanfanois]

11. On August 2013, Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud

The word of right wing thieves has no importance of credibility..