The Russian Duma adopted a law extending Vladimir Putin's powers to use the army outside the country. Is Putin preparing the ground for an attack on any of the NATO countries? The article Russia extends the right to use troops abroad comes from the website ok.press .

Renat Suleymanov, a member of the Russian State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction, has stated that the Russia-Ukraine war must end "more swiftly" as Russia's economy "cannot sustain the prolonged continuation of the special military operation" [as the Russians refer to their unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine - ed.].