When mocking issues affecting both Russians and Ukrainians, The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon (NBC) laughs that "they get two hours of sunlight and eat potatoes every meal, what are you going to take away from them?" Unfortunately, Ukrainians living in conflict zones have had to rely on humanitarian aid groups to obtain food and other essentials. Zelenskyy commented that he believes "the best way to beat Putin's attacks and end the blockade is to use force with an advanced missile system" that is going to be supplied by the United States. Zelenskyy states that "heavy weaponry could be used to help boats with food" and other necessities be able to have safe passage through the Black Sea.
Trevor Noah used his segment to discuss Putin's tyrannical war efforts saying that he "is getting his nuclear team ready" and that "every crazy world leader needs a pasty son-in-law by his side to keep him in check." Although Noah pokes fun at former President Donald Trump's relationship with Jared Kushner, he quickly exclaims to the audience that "yes, we might be at the brink of World War III, but on the bright side when was the last time you thought about COVID?"
As comedians make jokes about Putin's regime, it is easy for individuals who live thousands of miles away from Ukraine and Russia to make ill-fitting jokes about the suffering both Russian and Ukrainian people face while dealing with thousands of deaths, decimated cities, millions of displacements citizens, military rapes, and tortures of real war.
Robert Weiner is a former spokesman for the Clinton and Bush White Houses, the U.S. House Government Operations Committee, and 4-Star Gen. Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey. Lori Salazar is a policy analyst at Robert Weiner Associates and Solutions for Change.
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