Putin, Putin, Putin — So many threats, so little time

According to Defense One, Putin has turned to North Korea to buy back old Soviet-era weapons.  Putin was supposed to be holding a sham vote in the occupied Kherson area this week, with Putin planning to use the vote as a means of “authenticating” Russia’s take-over, but Ukraine’s new war initiative has stopped that for now.

Putin is also threatening Ukraine’s grain exports to European countries and making new threats to restrict Western gas and other grain supply efforts. 

Teele Rebane, Clare Sebastian, and Hannah Ritchie report for CNN:  Putin threatens to restrict Ukrainian grain exports for European countries, accusing them of acting ‘like colonial powers’