Putin has the goal to say he's did not define Ukraine.

It's a lie. It's just cynical. He knows that.

And it's also obscene. President Zelensky was democratically elected.

He's Jewish. His father's family was wiped out in Nazi Holocaust.

And Putin has the audacity, like all our autocrats, before him,

to believe that might will make right. So in this hour,

let the words of Pope John Paul burn as brightly today,

never, ever give up hope, never doubt, never tire, never become discouraged.

Be not afraid.

A dictator, bent on rebuilding an empire, will never erase the people's love for liberty.

Frutality will never grind down their will to be free.

Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, for free people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness.

We will have a different future, a brighter future, rooted in democracy and principles,

hope and light of decency and dignity of freedom and possibilities.

For God's sake, this man cannot remain power.

I'm Sarah Kenzer. The author of the best sellers, the view for fiber country and hiding in plain sight.

And of the upcoming book, they knew how a culture of conspiracy keeps America complacent,

which is available for pre-order now.

And this is Gaslit Nation, a podcast covering corruption in the United States and rising autocracy around the world.

So today is a first in the history of Gaslit Nation.

My co-host, Andrea Chalupa, will not be with us today.

From what I can tell, she is on a mysterious mission for regime change in Russia as commanded by President Joe Biden,

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