- Both were former Communists who became staunch Nationalists.
- Both tried to rescusitate dead empires.
- Both used ultra-machismo as their public persona (both had children out of wedlock).
- Both had overrated Armies who didn't want to be there.
OK. That’ll do. Ukraine, then, is his Ethiopia, only since the inhabitants are white, the whole world’s getting upset at the atrocities, including the troops committing them.