Russia

“However, faced with brutal repression by the Russians, then the Nazis, then the Russians again, and now Putin (Russia again), the record is clear: Whether it was from Lenin and Stalin starving the Ukrainian people to cow them into submission, or from death squads during World War II, the Ukrainian people have suffered and yet retained a distinct Ukrainian cultural identity.” - World

“Currently, 36% of Democrats say the U.S. is not providing enough aid. In contrast, just 13% of Republicans say the U.S. is not giving enough support to Ukraine, while 49% believe it is giving too much.” - Pew Research

“With his death, the curtain continues to close on the idea that a better Russia is around the corner.” - Persuasion

“Western media try to judge and assess the religious situation in Ukraine from the normalities under your peaceful skies where …but living in the country during the war gives you [a] different reality.” - CToday

“We used to call Ukraine a Captive Nation, and would pray for its liberation. Now that it has liberated itself and Moscow is waging bloody war to reconquer it, those who are urging us to be indifferent or hostile to its cause need to offer better arguments than they have so far.” - L&L

“Christopher Layne and Benjamin Schwarz… have now penned an article of extraordinary length questioning America’s role in the war….It is tremendous in length but that is about it.” - Persuasion

Americans in general: “About a quarter (26%) now say the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine, while 31% say it is giving the right amount and 20% would like to see the U.S. give Ukraine additional assistance.” - Pew

“Those who would have Ukraine negotiate with Russia assume that by doing so, the costs of conflict could be avoided, rather than paid in a different currency—through ongoing crimes of the Russian regime.” - Providence

“’We’ve been writing about the threat of Putin to Orthodoxy for years,’ added Demacopoulos. ‘In some sense, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner.’” - RNS

“Torn between ‘pro-Putin’ and ‘pro-prayer,’ only a minority have spoken out publicly against the invasion. Ukrainian seminary leaders call for repentance.” - C.Today