Dear Mr. Putin,

You know who I am- the one they call "the Whore of Babylon" and "Holy Grail". I am begging you to stop waging war on Ukraine and to let your American prisoners go.

I don't know what your real intentions are, but please don't use the "golden billion" as an excuse to wage war- there are enough resources for us all, if we manage them in an ecologically sustainable manner. 

We have to shift all of our energy toward fighting climate change immediately. I agree with you that there's a problem with Nazis in the West, but the war in Ukraine is not helping to save the world. 

Apocalypse is not the same as Armageddon; please let us find a way forward to a more peaceful future. Please let Brittany Griner go- harsh drug laws cause more harm than good, and it's time to move toward a paradigm that makes more sense. 

You are the most powerful person on Earth. Please make the changes needed to lead us into a bright new future, instead of keeping us entrenched in the never-ending war of the last century.  

We have to try, right now- the future of humanity is at stake, and every minute we wait makes the climate problem more difficult to address. 

The West is too corrupted by greed to save us. You are the one with the power to change the world- please don't doom us.