Vladimir Putin seems to regard the state of affairs since 1991 as merely another of those punctuations . Ukraine and Venezuela experience deadly uprisings against authoritarian regimes . David Frum : Ukraine 's neighbors support the activists , but many of Venezuela 's do n't . Chile and Colombia condemn regime , he says , but they 're right wing and thus suspect . Comment: Brazil could play a big role in supporting democratic change in Venezuela .
Ukraine and Venezuela experience deadly uprisings against authoritarian regimes . David Frum : Ukraine 's neighbors support the activists , but many of Venezuela 's do n't . Chile and Colombia condemn regime , he says , but they 're right wing and thus suspect . Comment: Brazil could play a big role in supporting democratic change in Venezuela .