Nancy sees Vlad behind protests

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may be stealthily inflaming the wave of anti-Israel demonstrations sweeping the US.

The Democratic congresswoman from California — noting that she has had anti-Israel demonstrators outside her home “all the time” — drew attention to how Putin has backed calls for a cease-fire, just as many of the protesters have.

“Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see,” Pelosi told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

‘Connected to Russia’

“I think some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some, I think, are connected to Russia,” she claimed. “I think some financing should be investigated.”

But Pelosi, 83, downplayed the risks to President Biden in the general election, positing that many of the young people participating in protests still care about LGBTQ issues, preserving the planet and gun control.

“We’re going to have a message of values for our country, and we’re going to have the resources to get the job done,” she said.

Ever since the deadly Oct. 7 surprise Hamas attack on Israel, a schism has emerged among Democrats over the war, with some progressives wanting Biden to be supportive of the Palestinians.

The Palestinian death toll has blown past 26,000, according to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. Over 1,300 Israelis have died both from the bloody October attack and the protracted fighting on the ground, according to the government.

Meanwhile, Pelosi also threw her weight behind Biden as he backed a Senate compromise border-security package. Despite hoping for broader migrant reforms such as a path to citizenship and protection for Dreamers, she argued the deal is a step in the right direction.

“This legislation is a compromise. It’s a negotiation,” she contended. “Everybody doesn’t have everything his or her own way. And this is really important.”