Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country, Part II

[Labster]

The main news today is that Valery Zalushny is out as head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Oleksandr Syrsky is now in.  Shoigu!  Gerosimov!  Are you seeing this?  It's been rumoured for the past week or two and it's hard to say exactly why he was pushed out.  There was some rumbling that Zalushy was in trouble for calling the war a stalemate (it is) in public, which then yesterday Zelensky said the same thing so that was out.  Perhaps it was the speaking in public part, where he felt Zalushny could become a political threat -- he's certainly beloved and charming, if not quite as attractive as Zelensky.  Or perhaps it's just looking for a change in strategy in a stalemate of a war, which is hardly unknown in warfare.

Syrsky is a guy who goes back to the old Soviet military, unlike Zalushny, which surprisingly makes him a more ardent reformer due to experience.  He's been called the Butcher for the way he led the defense of Bakhmut.  Ulysses S. Grant also had that title bestowed prior to assuming leadership of the Union Army, which was a fairly good decision in the U.S. Civil War.

Also Tucker Carlson has an interview of Vladimir Putin already in the can, which will be Foxed out soon enough.  Expect Tucker to be nodding blithely while Putin explains how he is fighting the globohomo conspiracy.