Ukraine is on the front line of a war between freedom and tyranny, says chess grandmaster and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov. In this blistering call to action, he traces Vladimir Putin's rise to power and details his own path from chess world champion to pro-democracy activist in Russia. His message is a challenge to global leaders to rise in support of Ukraine -- and to choose life and love over death and hatred. "The price of stopping a dictator always goes up with every delay and every hesitation," he says. "Meeting evil halfway is still a victory for evil."

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Want to hear more great ideas like this one? Sign up for TED Membership to get exclusive access to captivating conversations, engaging events, and more!This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.Donate to Come Back Alive and show your support for peace and democracy in Ukraine and around the world.Donate to the Renew Democracy Initiative, an organization dedicated to empowering the public to uphold constitutional principles in their civic behavior.Ukraine is on the front line of a war between freedom and tyranny, says chess grandmaster and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov. In this blistering call to action, he traces Vladimir Putin's rise to power and details his own path from chess world champion to pro-democracy activist in Russia. His message is a challenge to global leaders to rise in support of Ukraine -- and to choose life and love over death and hatred. "The price of stopping a dictator always goes up with every delay and every hesitation," he says. "Meeting evil halfway is still a victory for evil."

• war
• democracy
• politics
• history
• global issues

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.Donate to Come Back Alive and show your support for peace and democracy in Ukraine and around the world.Donate to the Renew Democracy Initiative, an organization dedicated to empowering the public to uphold constitutional principles in their civic behavior.Garry Kasparov | PublicAffairs, 2015 | BookThe remarkably prescient 2015 book that warned of Putin's war on Ukraine and how to stop him.Garry Kasparov | Dallas News, 2020 | ArticleOp-ed analyzing why and how the United States needed to return to global leadership after the Trump presidency.Garry Kasparov | The Wall Street Journal, 2007 | ArticleOp-ed that explained the true nature of Putin's regime early on.Anne Applebaum | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018 | BookBill Browder | Simon & Schuster, 2015 | BookRobert O. Paxton | Vintage, 2005 | BookSupporting democratic principles with education and advocacy.