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Even if the outcome of the French presidential race seems clear, it seems no less clear that the collateral effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are likely to complicate politics in France and elsewhere in Europe.

Instead of paper and ink, pixels and smartphones can create freedom of information and a foundation for political dissent in Russia. The goal is to win hearts and minds.

Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine are more than just crimes against humanity. They’re a horrifying reminder that so many western peace-keeping institutions of the post-war era are defined by rhetoric more than substance.

The United States may not be in the business of regime change right now. It can still help turn the political tide against Vladimir Putin in Russia.

And would it make any difference if they were?

Year. the happiest country is finland. the world noted an up tick in happiness amidst the pandemic. house minority leader kevin mccarthy is condemning madison cawthorn after he called ukrainian president zelenskyy a thug. lets go to allie raffa standing by on capitol hill. welcome, what kind of backlash is he facing and how much from within his own party, the gop. >> reporter: since this video surfaced last week, its a topic of debate on capitol hill. in the video, cawthorn calls the ukrainian...

There for a diplomatic solution is having ukraine declare itself a neutral country. and also recognize crimea as being part of russia. do you and your colleagues think any part of that is possible for ukraine? >> well, lets bring in logic. so ukraine was neutral country in 2014 when russia first invaded. so these demands from them, theyre saying, oh, you want to be a part of nato, and this is why we attacked is just simply a lie. and doesnt have anything to do with the real reasons. second, acce...

Okay, scum traitors, and flies in that speech. lets talk with greg miller, national security correspondent at "the washington post" and author of "the apprentice, trump, russia and the subversion of american democracy," welcome back, good to have you on the show. one expert, john loff, i think thats how you say his name, telling nbc news that putin was telling elites, dont think about having second thoughts, were all in this together, and if i go down, you go down. how about you, how do you inte...

Bare minimum that he will let people out, so what is the end game right now, presidents strategy is to keep all the big players involved, and making sure that if we are not getting the no fly zone, though we still need it, even when nato said no, it didnt change their coin that putin still critically needs it. now we need to get into the negotiations with the security guarantees from the nato countries. we dont have the position from them of are they ready to give these guarantees, and what are ...

Out what might be acceptable, say u.s. and european officials so in terms of negotiations i get your point that trusting putin to keep up his end of the bargain, if he were even able to strike a bargain, that might be a fools errand. where do things stand right now in terms of at least discussions? >> so the negotiations do continue. though putins attack on our peaceful cities also continue, so our plan minimal is to get the humanitarian convoys out. and you have seen multiple times that even th...