Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country

[Dartz]

20 days in, and 2066 years since Julius Ceasar got a knife in the back, Vladimir Putin remains in power

--Three European prime ministers travel to Kyiv by train. Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Ballsy
--Marina Ovsjannikova may be safe with her lawyer. Since Fined and released.
--Soviet Victory Flag raised over Enerhordar. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel now.
--Random FSB leaker -- Russia about to declare sanctions/weapons aid amount World War III and issue ultimatum.
--Almost certainly a bluff to try drive a wedge between 'Eastern' NATO and 'Western NATO
--Bluffing with nuclear threats is fucking Gandhi level shit. (And that statement will *fuck* with historians)
--But the FSB Analyst thinks this reduces the threat of the button being pushed overall
--Take with a bucket of salt.
--Russian State TV. War is to Stop Ukraine joining NATO and getting nuclear bomb
--Kremlin TV also saying the N-Word
--Ukraine war now at 3 Megarefugees
--Ukraine also cancells income taxes. Business taxes now 'voluntary;
--Support for NATO membership in Finland above 60%
--Food and Fuel riots in Sudan. Sudan is an importer of Russian Wheat
--Russia has shut down food exports, even to States in its orbit
--Kim Jong Un, mad Dictator of North Korea, calls Putin 'Too insane' (Supposedly)
--Chinese assistance may be limited to Military food rations.
--Russia is otherwise exhausted, if they're looking for food
--Still claiming Ukraine planned to start the war in a month, and had a bioweapons lab
--Russia has imposed sanctions on President Biden. Lol
--Russian Navy may be moving towards Odessa at last
--Russian troops may also have taken staff at a Mariupol hospital hostage. This is cartoon villainy level of unbelievable level.
--Russia has withdrawn from the council of Europe
--Possibly a large detachment of Russian Special Forces killed in Mariupol.
--A Russian SIM communications device is captured by Ukraine
--Bilboards appearring in Russia, threatening anti-war protestors with 'Being Next'
--This is all some sort of augmented reality game, isn't it?
--Bread prices in Russia high enough that it's now on Credit
--Zelensky is walking back on NATO membership
--One random internet voice - "This is all Obummers fault"
--100,000 Britons have expressed interest in housing Ukrainian refugees
--Fox News: Maybe it's our fault for provoking them-- "You can't have a red line in other countries"
--Fox news Cameraman killed in Ukraine along with freelance journalist. Pierre Zkryzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova
--MongoDB terminates all Russian-hosted SaaS databases. (Oh dear. What everyone feared about SaaS has come true)
--Polandball can into G20. Kurwa! Into Russia's seat aswell
--29000 people may have escape besieged cities
--FSB leaker - We are doing or best to expose the corruption and fraud that led to the war
--Take with a small tanker of salt
--Maybe we'll be OK, after all.

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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.

I think, we can see that now