I want everyone to know that this is not just a war between two states. This is a war between two systems—authoritarianism and democracy. With this war, Putin attempts to convince the entire world that democracy, the rule of law and human rights are fake values because they couldn't protect anyone during a war. With this war, Putin wants to convince us that a country with strong military potential and nuclear weapons can break international order, can dictate its rules to the entire international community and can even forcibly change internationally recognized borders.
If Russia succeeds, it will encourage other authoritarian leaders in different parts of the globe to do the same.