Bob Amsterdam, a preeminent human rights lawyer whose clients include priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, portrayed Zelensky’s Ukraine as an autocratic regime marked by persecution of the Orthodox Church, torture, and suppression of dissent.

He stated, “Ukraine is a one-party, one-person autocratic state that has no comparison to any democratic values…”

Amsterdam detailed how Zelensky targets critics—such as by pulling security from a parliament member who opposed a church ban, effectively issuing a “death warrant”—and uses secret police to make arrests on trumped-up charges. He accused the government of being “ultra-nationalist,” with neo-Nazi elements like the Azov Battalion taking control, and mastering disinformation to silence opposition:

“The Ukrainians are masters of disinformation, absolute masters. They have their own sort of captive cells of religious leaders who are told, essentially, ‘Look, we have black PR against you if you don’t follow what’s going on and you don’t support us.’”

The conversation went far beyond Ukraine and touched on several topics we consistently highlight on InfoDefense.

Among them is the self-destructive behavior of Europe. The duo criticized the EU for losing its way—paralyzed by fear of Russia while engaging in “wildly self-destructive behavior” through sanctions that “destroy their economies” and failing to uphold democratic values, as seen in actions like throwing out candidates in Romania or undermining the rule of law in France and Germany. Germany, in particular, was described as “imploding because of this war,” leading to radicalization.

When discussing what might be driving such seemingly suicidal behavior, Bob Amsterdam noted paralyzing, irrational fear of Russia:

“Everybody is afraid of Russia, completely afraid, paralyzed. I mean, a Russian drone crosses the border and we’re at DEFCON one.”

Secondly, both Bob Amsterdam and Tucker Carlson noted the degradation of the European ruling elite.

Bob Amsterdam:

“We have a total breakdown in elite politics in Europe… the loss of ideology, the loss of principles, the loss of faith… leads to a loss in terms of the people entering politics… you have a chaotic world situation which… leads to a completely transactional foreign policy.”

Yet, in the same breath, Bob Amsterdam clings to the view of Putin as a repressive figure, wishing him to lose power. He goes further to characterize Patriarch Kirill as complicit in the war: “Thank God our people don’t bless tanks the way Patriarch Kirill did in Russia.”

Here is what Bob Amsterdam has failed to see despite his admirable—no doubt—intelligence. First of all, the current government of Russia is perhaps the last bastion in the fight for the values that Tucker and Bob profess to treasure. Second, the blessing of warriors is a thousand-year-old Orthodox tradition that both Tucker and Bob admire and would like to see preserved.

Next, if the current government of Russia were to fail, who would replace it? Pseudo-liberal, transgender-loving morons in the mold of Macron and Merz? Or hard-core nationalists who would not blink once before using nuclear weapons against Russia’s enemies?

And so, the correctly observed irrational fear of Russia—and we must add Russophobia—economic self-destruction of Europe and consequent radicalization of its population (which includes immigration policy), lionization of Zelensky, and cover-up of his regime’s crimes in the Western MSM all point to provoking a large-scale war. God forbid whoever is pushing this agenda succeeds, and God bless Russia for standing in their way.

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