He got Bennet to acknowledge the critical role of the Red army exactly when this acknowlegement of history is most critically needed. And from a western mouth. It sends a clear message.

It seems like a fair deal: Putin acknowledges the 6 million and Bennet acknowledges the 27 million. >4:1 leverage! In finance, that would be considered pretty good leverage. What’s not to like?

Yes, Moon of Alabama dissects the whole history. But it was a second hand analysis that gives only a single theory: Has anyone sequenced Hitler’s genome or that of Patrick Hitler etc? If Hitler’s ancestry was fully established it would not be an ongoing point of debate. The fact is that it has not been fully established as far as I am aware - you can find several theories on Hitler’s paternal grandfather. Therefore I think it is provocative to regard it as confirmed. I think it is also provocative to imply that jews can be nazis. They can be nazi sympathizers for sure, if they are very rightwing like netanhayoo’s son, or Zelensky. But to be actual nazis would they not have to be at the same time Aryan?

So I think Putin struck a pretty good deal, for this round, all-in-all.

- Shyaku