[kiryandil]

He is getting his divorce, though not exactly on his terms.

Europe is regretting the divorce already, now that Pooty is making them pay those "useless rubles" for their natural gas and oil...

[cdcdawg]

We don’t know yet if it’s a divorce or a temporary separation. We also don’t really know the terms yet or even what anyone really wants. Russia’s actions indicate that genocide of the Ukrainians is probably not the goal nor is occupying the entire country. Predictably, a lot of woke Western institutions have cut ties with Russia. Does this mean Russia has to wait a while to get the next Star Wars movie, or does it mean they never get it? Where does China come down on all of this? What if some major oil producer(s) start accepting payment in something other than dollars?

Lots of important things are happening, and we are utterly without leadership. That’s not good.