It's good to be unsure. The worst people are the ones who think they know everything. The only universal absolutes should be respect and love for others. Other than that, keep thinking and enquiring and learning.
Is it still legal to pay the ransom? That seems pretty stupid to me. Aside from anything else, you are financing organised crime. It shouldn't be allowed.
I'm old enough to remember when Western governments were against genocide and ethnic cleansing, spoke out about it, and occasionally did something to stop it.
The Leave campaigns were largely funded with Russian money, and there were massive pro-brexit disinformation campaigns by Russia on social media. So, not caused by, but massively aided by Russians. Very much like Trump - both projects designed to cause division in Western countries.
It's good to be unsure. The worst people are the ones who think they know everything. The only universal absolutes should be respect and love for others. Other than that, keep thinking and enquiring and learning.