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Nevilledog

(51,055 posts) Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:12 PM Mar 2022

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Guessing game: When will Putin declare martial law?

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Putin says he has no intention of declaring martial law in Russia

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8:52 AM · Mar 5, 2022

That's all I need to confirm it will be ordered. Extra points for what he'll call it.

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Guessing game: When will Putin declare martial law? (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP

Isn't Russia pretty much always martial law? Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #1

Russians live under defacto martial law every day. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #2

He'll call it Freedom Law C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #3

He may be mildly paranoid that his military will turn on him, just sayin Lettuce Be Mar 2022 #4

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

1. Isn't Russia pretty much always martial law?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:13 PM

Mar 2022

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. Russians live under defacto martial law every day.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:14 PM

Mar 2022

C_U_L8R

(44,996 posts)

3. He'll call it Freedom Law

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:15 PM

Mar 2022

or some other deceptive name... just like Republicans do.

Lettuce Be

(2,336 posts)

4. He may be mildly paranoid that his military will turn on him, just sayin

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:20 PM

Mar 2022

He doesn't seem to have the iron grip any longer.

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