But Mr. Putin has defined the war effort as a top priority and vital national interest, telling Russians in a that “we must only fight, only keep going” against Western democracies intent on Russia’s destruction.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia.html

But there's also considerable doubt that diplomats from mostly Western democracies can find ways to influence, let alone stop, authoritarian nations that are more and more willing to use violence, or its threat, to pursue their interests.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-edt/article_22e50bfa-6d01-5fa8-8627-46c5e5854715.html

That, along with the attempt of many Western democracies to reduce their “economic reliance on dictatorships,” Freeland said, “represent the most significant opportunity for Canadian workers in the lifetime of anyone here today.”

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/29/canada-u-s-clean-energy-ira-00089284

“The invasion of Ukraine has recalled the peoples of the Western democracies to themselves.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/03/no_author/bush-era-neocons-should-shut-up-about-iraq-and-everything-else/

While not illegal, these sorts of experiments are likely to be unpopular if put to a vote in Western democracies.

Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/03/chimeras-the-monsters-of-man/