MetaSheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer for Russia and Ukraine.

Sandberg said that “no two countries led by women would ever go into war” during Tuesday’s fireside address at the Cartier International Women’s Day event.

Russia launched its invasionUkraine last month. Vladimir Putin stated his desire to “demilitarize Ukraine” and recognize Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk (rebel-held territories) as independent states.

Ukraine asserts that its self-determination is a right and it would like to join the European Union. Russia is being resisted by Ukraine, which has responded strongly to the claims of its defense intelligence agency that it claimed on Monday that Ukrainian forces had been captured. killed a second Russian generalDays after the first victim was shot last week.

Sandberg claimed that half of the world’s leaders would be women. She believes this will make the world “safer and much more prosperous.”

The Meta executive found that women-led nations such as New Zealand fared better in the first days of the coronavirus outbreak than their male counterparts.

Sandberg stated that the pandemic still poses a challenge for equality of genders. Covid created a “complete gender inequality crisis,” she stated, noting that the global drop in women’s participation to the labour force was “all over the place.”

Sandberg stated that “Covid has destroyed three-and-a-half decades of progress for females.” She added that the uneven distribution of domestic labor is why women are fleeing the workplace.

The January participation rate of women in the workforce was 57%. lowest level since 1988, according to analysis from the National Women’s Law Center.

Roskomnadzor Russian Media Censor stated that they would be censoring Russian media last week block access to Meta’s FacebookThe social media platform had restricted the access of several state-affiliated media outlets, according to the plaintiffs.

Russian authorities first ordered Facebook to cease fact-checking, and labeling, content uploaded on Facebook by state-owned outlets, like RT or Sputnik. Nick Clegg, Meta’s vice president for global affairs, stated that. Meta denied this request.

Russia is now stepping up its efforts to crack down on social media firms, and Facebook has been blocked. TwitterIt is more difficult to use.

Sandberg summarized Russia’s decision not to allow Facebook access in just six words.

Sandberg declared that “Social media are bad for dictators.” Sandberg stated, “That is why Putin brought us down.”

According to her, the Russian government will not allow citizens access to internet freely.

She said that the scariest aspect of all this was lack of access. People are becoming less able to understand the Russian situation when they go down.

“We must work for access” [and]Make sure social media is available so people can get real and valid information.

—CNBC’s Jessica Bursztynsky contributed to this report.