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Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, reaffirmed Monday that users cannot post messages asking for the killing of Russian President Vladimir Putin or other leaders of state.

As digital volunteers from all over the world join the fight, cyber warfare related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict is growing.

Big-picture danger does not come from dictators like Vladimir Putin in Russia. Those who live in authoritarian regimes are the ones to blame.

The manner in which the United States revealed intelligence prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could have a significant impact on geopolitics in the future.

The 24th of February, 2022, was a jolt to the European mentality. The invasion of Ukraine, which lacked any credible justification, the massive use of military force against civilians, and the attempted assassination of a lawfully elected government were all completely unexpected. But so did August 1st, 1914, or September 1st, 1939: they were all shocks that shook the world. However, they should not have been as surprising as they were.

While Germany's economy stalled and the EU sank into chaos, Merkel overlooked the emergence of large social groups in Germany as well as studies and surveys indicating that Germans and their fellow Europeans were unsure of their current path and desired to go in the opposite way.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is solely to blame for the violence that erupted this week. However, the last four presidential administrations squandered opportunities to deescalate the situation.

To maintain our deterrence abroad, we must tighten our belts at home, pump oil and gas, begin to balance our budget, dismiss wokeism as a nihilistic pleasure, and re-calibrate our military.

While it may be tempting to defend the besieged country against Putin's aggression, nuclear devastation would be disastrous.

The renowned Ukrainian Snake Island warriors, who allegedly battled to the death after instructing a Russian vessel to 'go f**k yourselves,' surrendered and were caught alive.