Putin Enacts Stalin-like Game Plan: Russia Just Gave Itself Massive Levels of Power

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four Ukranian regions Russia annexed last month.

With this martial law in place, Putin gave the governors of the new Russian territories emergency powers in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, the Associated Press reported.

While Putin did not specifically outline the martial law measures or the parameters of the emergency powers he granted, he announced that they would go into effect on Thursday.

“Now we need to formalize this regime within the framework of Russian legislation. Therefore, I signed a decree on the introduction of martial law in these four subjects of the Russian Federation,” Putin said in a televised national address, NBC News reported.

There is still controversy over whether the annexation of the Ukranian territory was legitimate.

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Russia held referendums in the four regions, but many in the international community, as well as Ukraine, said they were illegitimate because they involved voter intimidation to achieve what some called a pre-ordained outcome, NBC News reported.

Putin’s new declaration seems to give Russia even more power over the regions.

The upper house of Russia’s parliament backed Putin’s decision and approved accompanying legislation.

The AP reported that the legislation for the martial law declaration could potentially put restrictions on travel and gatherings while giving law enforcement more authority.

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Putin’s order gave law enforcement a deadline of three days to develop plans and defense forces in the four annexed regions, the AP reported.

The Wall Street Journal, quoting the text of the law published on a government website, reported that Putin’s martial law declaration gives Moscow-backed local authorities power to enforce detentions of anyone for up to 30 days, curfews, forced resettlement, the internment of citizens from Ukraine and more.

Putin’s televised remarks to the Security Council about the martial law declaration portrayed his move as necessary to protect Russia in the current war, the AP reported.

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