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Ukraine, Russia, and “Western Civilization”

Like so many people around the world, I am closely following developments in Ukraine, where it seems that both the Ukrainian Army and civilian volunteers are proving much more of an obstacle for invading Russian forces than Vladimir Putin or his advisors expected.  It’s not a fair fight, but the underdog is holding his own right now. And in the realm of public relations, the underdog is definitely winning.  I’ve watched the morale-boosting videos posted by Ukraine’s young comedian-turned-president, Vladimir Zelenskyy, who has defied expectations and advice and remained in the capital city of Kyiv to lead the government in Read more