This is a wonderful reality check on what God commands us regarding our corrupt leaders and those that manipulate them to do their will, the unelected oligarchs. It’s easy to watch the evil they’re responsible for and transfer the hatred we have for that evil onto them. The former Biblical and latter not. And the main reason for this existence is for God to filter out those that love Him and take Him up on His offer of salvation through grace and what He did on the cross, from those that reject Him in essence choosing eternity removed from His presence (the second death). None are worthy of salvation as it is a gift of grace and provided for us if we acknowledge our unworthiness and receive the gift. And even the most evil people in the world will be accepted by God if they turn from their lawlessness and accept God’s gift. However, the tragedy is as one sins more and more they sear their conscience and receiving that gift becomes more and more elusive. And that’s where our prayer requests enable God to move as God has setup rules between Him and Satan within this world Satan has authority over, so our prayer requests empower God to act. So we pray for our leaders and call them to repentance with heartfelt concern for their eternal souls so that even they may join us in heaven and spend eternity with God.