Hmm. Perhaps I've Been Wrong All Along.

Maybe this is just what leadership actually looks like(!)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/russian-activist-and-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-dies-in-prison

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/feb/20/julian-assange-court-considers-last-ditch-bid-to-fight-us-extradition

Although I'm sure we can't all help but note;

Poland & the Baltics aren't currently presenting themselves as the smoldering, radioactive crater they so clearly believe themselves to be.