Slowly dotting I’s and crossing T’s while President Biden, et al froth at the mouth.
[IsraelTimes] Russian President Vladimir Putin
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...asks the country’s parliament for permission to use military force outside the country. The upper house of parliament quickly gives it.
The move could presage a broader attack on Ukraine after the US said an invasion was already underway there.
Several European leaders said earlier in the day that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after Putin recognized their independence.
But it is unclear how large the movements are, and Ukraine and its Western allies have long said Russian troops are fighting in the region. Moscow denies those allegations.