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United Russia won a record 355 seats in the Duma, with 49 newly elected deputies being Ukraine war veterans, consolidating Vladimir Putin's grip on power. The super-majority surpasses the party's previous 2016 record of 343 seats.
🐿️ Squirrels see 49 war veterans in parliament as Putin's way to turn battlefield loyalty into legislative rubber stamps.
The Ukraine war has escalated into the Arctic, raising nuclear tensions, while Russia conducts a tightly controlled parliamentary election expected to extend Putin's grip on power after barring anti-war opposition.
🐿️ The Kremlin is leveraging the war to militarize the Arctic and crush domestic dissent simultaneously.
Regional maritime risk is escalating as commercial vessels in the Black Sea face renewed attack exposure, with reports naming the ship EMIL and linking the incident to broader naval escalation in the corridor.
🐿️ This is bigger than one strike: when cargo traffic becomes a target, insurance, routing, and export reliability all move fast.
