Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country

[Labster]

I wonder how this will end. I doubt Russia could afford a long-term occupation. Any treaty which significantly reduces the size of Ukraine or forces an anti-Western alignment will not end the sanctions. Putin’s vanity won’t allow a white peace, either. I think the end move here might be for Ukraine to cede Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia’s client states, as they didn’t have much control there anyway, and Russia can spin it into a victory domestically.