US EditionRussia proposes law to use military abroad to protect citizens from foreign prosecution
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The Duma or Chamber of Deputies of Russia will study a law authorizing the deployment of troops abroad for the defense of its citizens, according to an official source to the Interfax agency.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has prepared a draft law that provides for the possibility of using the Russian armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad, and the draft has been sent to the State Duma for consideration.
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has prepared a bill authorizing the "extraterritorial use of units of the Russian Armed Forces for the protection of citizens of the Russian Federation." A document, as Interfax writes with reference to the source, has been approved by a government commission for submission to the State Duma.
The Government Commission on Bills has approved the introduction of the Ministry of Defence Bill to the State Assembly, which...
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, will study a bill authorizing the deployment of troops abroad to defend Russian citizens, according to an official source.
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