I don't see what people see in him tbh. He's kinda meh as a political commentator for the celebrity status he has. It's interesting how the left will circle the wagons around him like no other. But collargate did seem signal boosted.

1. You're shifting the goalpost because the initial claim about him shocking his dog is not true.
2. When do you think Crimea will be reunified with Ukraine? It's a realpolitik reality, not an endorsement.
3. He's never been pro Russia in this conflict, but has given the Russian perspective and is very anti nato despite that.

You don't care though, you've been fed the most controversial clips, usually out of context, shown to get you worked up against a leftist perspective.

Ukraine deserved to be invaded because they speak the same language”

This sounds like one of those "filtered through an alternate reality" type accusations and I'd love to see the origin