And there’s such a thing as demonstrable fact, which is not on the side of Russia (imho). I prefer to stick to what I can demonstrably argue first, with opinion derived from it, of course, rather than quoting what other people think.

You say the opinion is based on “history and social sciences,” how is that not a truth claim? And my arguments are also based on history and social sciences, I am both a historian and science communicator.

Also, speaking of same old arguments, the Iraq WMD line is the constant go-to of being criticizing NATO and it’s pure sophistry. It was clear from the beginning that it was lie based on the available evidence.

And once more, this is pure sophistry and whataboutism - “we were lied to about that so we’re being lied to about this”? Anyone who did their homework then knew the WMD story was dubious, same as anyone willing to do their homework now can see that Russia’s official propaganda line doesn’t correspond to actual events or even Putin’s own statements.

Also, the cartoon is plain wrong, Trump never made such claims and withdrew from Syria because Putin convinced him it was a good idea.