INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 970 Amsterdam, April 3rd, 2022 UKRAINE, RUSSIA, AND PEACE - A Response to Dillard Through the Perspective of Vanden Heuvel - ELLIOT BENJAMIN Upon reading Joseph Dillard's controversial essay Is Putin Red and the West Green?, I shared the negative reaction that some people strongly conveyed in their comments to Dillard's essay, which Frank Visser skillfully transformed into an intelligently rational and much appreciated Dillard response essay. I certainly felt disturbed by Dillard's equating the faults of Russia and Ukraine, but what was most distressing to me was how Dillard made no specific mention of Russia killing hordes of innocent civilians, inclusive of children, arresting and likely giving stiff prison sentences to anti-war demonstrators, and threatening journalists who speak out against the government with 15 year prison sentences. However, given my perspective that what is most important here is to end the senseless horrific killing as soon as possible, I think Dillard has also made some points that should be seriously considered, some of which are consistent with an editorial in The Nation by Katrina Vanden Heuvel. Read more: https://www.integralworld.net/benjamin131.html