So, that face again. It's getting tiresome, really. This rendering is done in the shaded-dot format reserved for special portraiture. It makes Vladimir looked more dignified than deserved. Why are we here today? Over the weekend, our little Kremlinite signed a law(Russyan style on flimsy toilet paper for easy disposal) that allows Federation police to close down operations of foreign based organizations deemed to be "undesirable". Critics see this as another step in his destruction of opponents within the country. Most telling is the vague definition of " undesirable". This gives authorities sizable latitude in interpreting the limits of the actionable offensives the law is meant to cover. Ah, the law and its interpretations. What fun for a dictator and a despot!
Now lets consider one of those "undesirable" organizations: Amnesty International. Hmmm. Is this old, global NGO a threat to the Kremlin? Is this organization responsible for stirring dissent? Perhaps in the little mind of a little dictator it represents a threat in some manner. Now other laws are on the books, but this increases the scope and severity of the first law, allowing authorities the power to shut down the offices of any NGO deemed undesirable, even if that organization asks questions about the deaths of Russyan soldiers in Ukraine where there aren't any Russyan soldiers according to the Defense Ministry. Welcome to Mad Vlad's NovoRussya.
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