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This is referred to as "Whataboutism". Russia has a colorful history of using it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#History

No, it's called pointing out hypocrisy

I feel like it's still worth considering that despite the existence of this strategy, acknowledging it doesn't necessarily repair the damage of being seen as hypocritical. Evoking "whataboutism" could even be seen as a sort of counter-deflection in some cases.

The solution is simple: don't use whataboutism. Acknowledge history and context and appreciate that moral relativism absolves no one of their own actions.

This case of excusing Russia's invasion of Ukraine because the US commits war crimes is gold medal mental gymnastics and really only makes sense in the context of the history of Russian propaganda.

> This case of excusing Russia's invasion of Ukraine

I double-checked the parent comments and not a single person did that.

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