He’s in his office. Alone. It’s late afternoon and he’ll be heading home soon. He sits on a sofa near his desk. It’s a bright day outside. ‘I’m learning a lot from Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. One mistake he made, was to put so much into the ground…

He’s in his living quarters. It’s past midnight and he cannot sleep. He sits up at bedside. He looks a little sad. ‘I feel diminished as a leader. I have lost something… and I expect more losses. I have amassed a lot of power… convinced many people to follow me without…

They meet virtually. Xi gets right to the point. Xi — The suffering must stop. The loss of both Ukrainians and Russians must come to an end, Please hear me out. China is willing to commit whatever resources to rebuild your nation. In just a few years Ukraine will be the envy…

The war is at a standstill, neither party making significant advances. But Putin keeps sending missiles to destroy Ukraine. Again and again he fires them and again and again we say nothing. What’s happened to our resolve? Has it gone into hiding? What are our nuclear weapons for if not to enforce deterrence? A victory for…

Yes, we are. And we are because that is the condition under which we have the best chance of developing the fullness of our potential. That is what nature intends. As we develop and realize what possibilities our circumstances permit, we come into our own. Many obstacles are found on the path to…

Putin Speaks. It’s a beautiful Saturday morning here in Moscow. Yes. Life is wonderful. I am still undecided as to how many more missiles I will fire unto Ukraine today. All part of my grand plan to turn their territory into rubble. So I can build again. Repopulate that land with…

Putin speaks. ‘I will win the war because the West has no guts to challenge me. Because I will keep firing missile after missile from behind my borders and killing Ukrainians at will, 10 today, 30 tomorrow, 50 the next day, its entirely up to me, to keep destroying their infrastructure…

Most are developing nations. And just as they are developing economically, they are developing their ability to take a moral stance. Put another way, they need more time to grow up. To mature. Notable examples are India and Turkiye (Turkey). Turkiye is even a member of NATO and yet they have not…

M — Do you take time to be alone? V — Sometimes. I’m a very busy man, with lots of things to do. M — It’s a good habit to get into. V — What’s your point? M — It centers us. Still, we can be alone and get so busy we’re…