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

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So it looks like Prigozhin of Wagner infamy is launching some form of Coup or Coup-adjacent affair.

The Russian government's gone into 'Citadel Protocol'
The Ukrainian government's enacting 'Popcorn Protocol'

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys. Like seriously, if the bottom tenth of humanity tried to be just a little bit less horrible, there wouldn't be nearly so many problems. That would require recognizing something outside immediate self-interest though, so I suppose it's too much to ask.

I can't say it comes as a surprise, though, Putin's basically followed exactly the same pattern of oppression at home and and expansionism abroad as the last three to five times (depending on what exactly you count) a Russian empire has crumbled.