What do you call it when someone breaks into your home, sets fire to your living room, and then tells the neighbours it was your fault? Gaslighting. Now imagine this happening on a global scale.

Welcome to the world's most elaborate psychological manipulation, where 3.37 billion people—nearly half of humanity—are represented by governments that refuse to acknowledge what everyone can plainly see: Russia invaded Ukraine. Twice.

The evidence couldn't be more obvious. Russian bombs fell first. Russian tanks crossed the border. Russian soldiers occupy Ukrainian land. There are videos, satellite images, and thousands of civilian casualties. Yet somehow, in the grand halls of the United Nations, this basic reality has become... debatable. What invasion?

Under the Trump administration, the United States now votes alongside Russia…

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