As I said the dismissal of views because it is a western one
You're talking in circles and still not giving me anything specific.
This is what I see as downplaying especially as some of information is from the Soviet records themselves.
I would agree it is hypocritical if coming from a politician that is a war-hawk. This is not the case.
I'm still not sure what you're driving at here, but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.