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  Provocations Continue to Fuel the Russia-Ukraine Conflict By David Starr In the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Joe Biden made a few shrill accusations in response to rhetorical comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21. Biden did make a positive remark, saying that “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” (Emma Kinery, CNBC, September 21, 2022) Other than that, Biden trotted out the same demonizing cliches that the western media and western governments have used constantly in relation to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Russia is the demon while Ukraine is totally innocent with the good guys being the United States/NATO alliance trying to rescue it. But it should be noted that Russia is not a hero in this conflict. There are no heroes. Biden asserted the following: “Let us speak plainly: A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. Russi