It’s not media: In International Relations circles nobody believed Russia would attack Ukraine even when they were doing it.
That is a complete joke. US provoked war with no other option for Russia. The US risks collapse if you can't walk out whatever bubble made you say that absurdity.
A king can appoint regulators. Even if he is greedy and enriched from country ownership, he doesn't need to compromise people's safety through bribes from oligarchy. Democracy for the oligarchy by the oligarchy is the problem. There's only one way to fix it.