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Dictators versus democracy. The fight for Ukraine's future is our own. In the last week, Russia has

unleashed one of its most violent missile attacks against Ukraine in the United States and at least

one other European country have given President Zelensky permission to use long-range

missiles to attack within Russia. Putin has also brought in North Korean troops, internationalizing

the incident as if he wants to turn it into World War III. Europe and the United States both know

they must stand against this. And yesterday, reportedly, Putin launched an ICBM against Ukraine.

Ever since the days of the Cold War, the United States and Russia have always

notified each other of ICBM launches because these are the missiles used to carry nuclear

warheads. We mutually notify each other to prevent a nuclear response that could trigger

Armageddon. As Prime Minister Kier-Starmer's spokesman Dave Perez said, quote,

if true, clearly this would be another example of grave,

reckless, and escalatory behavior from Russia and only serves to strengthen our resolve.

If it turns, end of quote, if it turns out this is an ICBM, this would be an effort by Putin to

scare the West. It's not working. So how could it be that the best way to ensure peace

in the world is for democratic nations to occasionally go to war? That, for example, the world's

ability to build lasting peace in Europe may well hang on how successfully the U.S. and the EU

support Ukraine's efforts to beat back Putin, particularly

since Russia has expanded this into a two-continent war by inviting in North Korean troops

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