On Saturday, I quoted these hilariously disingenuous lines from Russia’s Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

“Russia has never interfered in the domestic affairs of other countries. We expect that no one will attempt to interfere in ours.”

At the time, he was referring to Donald Trump’s accusations of Russia’s (and other countries’) alleged interference in upcoming U.S. midterm elections.

But there are many ways of “interfering” in other nations’ domestic affairs. Such as aiming missiles and drones at passenger trains:

Or medical facilities, aid stations, and even rehabilitation centers for children and disabled persons:

And let us not overlook this weekend’s five-hour ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv and other locations, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured, and massive damage and fires:

Ukrainian officials reported that Kyiv had been struck with around 40 Iskander-M and hypersonic Zircon missiles. And these were not strikes on military-related targets; they were specifically aimed at residential and commercial areas, and even caused the collapse of a ceiling inside a metro station being used as a shelter.

Kyiv’s military administration reported on Telegram:

“According to preliminary information, one person was, sadly, killed as a result of the attack.” [Luke Harding, The Guardian, July 19, 2026.]

That there were not more fatalities is nothing short of a miracle. But it is impossible to overstate the horror and loss that the people of Ukraine have lived with for four and a half years — and continue to live with on a daily basis.

So I trust you will understand why I refuse to give any credence to Dmitry Peskov’s statement about not interfering in other countries’ affairs . . . or, for that matter, to anything else he says. Talk is cheap; the pictures tell the real story.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
7/20/26