President Putin is lying through his teeth. He has been for years. It's a way for a tyrant to bolster his power. He must convince Russians that the West is the enemy trying to destroy Russia and is using Ukraine as its proxy. This makes him stronger and popular. He has played the same siren song for years. Foreigners, NATO, Americans are trying to destroy Russia but he asks the Russian people to stand firm, whatever the costs in life and money! Killing Ukrainians and labelling them as Nazis makes Putin look strong and he likes to look strong and he controls the media and all the instruments of power. But he is actually weak just as the Soviet Union was weak. It was a house of cards built on shifting sands. Lies are death. History proves that. Sometimes it takes time and patience for a house of cards to fall. But truth will out. We ourselves have experienced a President who lied consistently. Those who support him believe the lies. It's hard to admit you are wrong. Good men and women, Republican, Democrat or Independent, must stand by the truth. That is the strength and salvation of our democracy. Give the Ukrainians strength as they face the enemy in this hour of peril.