> benefit of the doubt on his motives Maybe I'm wrong but I interpret that as "don't assume you know Putin's motives for invading Ukraine" and that it doesn't

> benefit of the doubt on his motives Maybe I'm wrong but I interpret that as "don't assume you know Putin's motives for invading Ukraine" and that it doesn't mean that Chomsky supports the invasion or that Putin has any _morally correct_ motive (if you believe in universal morality).