, officials have suggested that Vladimir Putin may use the May 9 holiday to repackage the war in Ukraine. Dramatic options include escalation through a formal declaration of war or general mobilisation – or de-escalating by proclaiming victory. Alternatively, Putin could offer up a “sandwich”, as one analyst put it, that praises the Russian army’s “victory” while preparing the population for a grinding and painful conflict as status quo. Ukrainian officials in particular have warned that Putin is planning to announce a mass mobilisation, or even to declare war against Ukraine, calling up personnel and resources that were untapped under Russia’s so-called “special operation” that began on 24 February.“Russia has already moved to covert mobilisation and is preparing to announce open mobilisation in the near future,” said Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, in an interview this week with the Ukrainian news outlet New Times. “I’m quite curious: how will they explain this to their own people?”
Andrew Roth THE OBSERVER for THE GUARDIAN
Since the beginning of the millennium, when Vladimir Putin took power in Russia, authoritarian leaders have come to dominate global politics. Self-styled strongmen have risen to power in Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh and Washington.
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, London Design Festival is one of the world's leading design events and a staple in the UK's cultural calendar. To mark the anniversary, more than 300 events across 12 design districts will operate across the capital city from 17 to 25 September.
Visitors can expect a varied roster of events including installations, workshops, exhibitions and product launches, as well as showroom tours, talks, trade fairs and other fringe events.
Activities set to take place on Monday 19 September will be rescheduled to honour Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
See Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to London Design Festival 2022 for more information on the many events taking place at this year's festival.
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understanding of [THE] workings of the whole and
our participation in those workings, has encouraged
the shamans, artists and scientists of our species
to establish the reasons for our spiritual connection
to those workings.
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WHOLE of THIS is just a "speck"
of the arrow traversing the "blue vortex"
a vision of CONSCIOUSNESS & The Multiverse Theory – IN FACT
CONSCIOUSNESS SUPREME
- absolutely aware of everything The perfect union of EMPTINESS & FORM
INSIGHT arising ...
as a SENSE of SELF
as
Merchants of LOVE ...
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