I wouldn't say "I stand with Putin." But I'd definitely say, I'm not jumping just because the West says jump. I'm educating myself and learning wth is going on first, not just taking their word.
Btw, that clip of Mandela twitted there is FIRE!
I went looking for the youtube vid to see if there was more;
Never seen it, just know the one where he was questioned about supporting Palestinian "terrorists" and he fired back at the interviewer that a common mistake Westerners make is to assume their enemies must be ours as well. I bet if Madiba were alive and saying the things on that clip here, some Nipateans would be lecturing him about being a tankie just for not walking behind the latest gun march ordered by the West!
Anyway, Madiba had obviously educated himself well on American atrocities. Anyone interested without bothering with books should just start listening to Noam Chomsky. The imperialist element in the US govt is the sword that threatens world peace; not the shield that "defends" it, as many have believed.