Paleo-conservative commentator Pat Buchanan slams NATO hawks for working to expand the alliance’s presence all along Russia’s borders, while calling Russia out as the aggressive power. Instead of touting Putin’s belligerence, Buchanan suggests, observers should think about what it would be like to walk a mile in the Russian president’s shoes.

On Friday, Buchanan recalls, “a Russian Su-27 did a barrel roll over a US RC-135 over the Baltic, the second time in two weeks.