**Submission statement:** Russia’s State Duma has unanimously passed legislation expanding Vladimir Putin’s authority to deploy the military abroad, allowing him to use armed force to “protect” Russian citizens facing arrest or prosecution in foreign jurisdictions, including international courts that Moscow does not recognize. The measure amends federal laws on citizenship and defense and formalizes a doctrine Russia has previously invoked in Georgia and Ukraine.
This expansion of presidential power comes amid warnings from NATO intelligence agencies that Russia is preparing for potential conflict with European states, with assessments from Denmark, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands suggesting that Moscow could escalate tensions or attempt limited territorial provocations within the next few years. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War note that Russia has already begun “phase zero” preparations through military restructuring near NATO borders and intensified hybrid operations such as GPS jamming, sabotage, and airspace provocations.
At the same time, Russian security services have escalated covert activities across Europe, including assassination attempts and sabotage carried out through criminal proxies, with several plots recently foiled by European law enforcement.
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Russia is famously protecting its own citizens in the border regions next to Ukraine, such as the thousands of Russian refugees from the Kursk battle’s aftermath
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This is why no country bordering Russia allow double citizenship while Russia does
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**Submission statement:** Russia’s State Duma has unanimously passed legislation expanding Vladimir Putin’s authority to deploy the military abroad, allowing him to use armed force to “protect” Russian citizens facing arrest or prosecution in foreign jurisdictions, including international courts that Moscow does not recognize. The measure amends federal laws on citizenship and defense and formalizes a doctrine Russia has previously invoked in Georgia and Ukraine.
This expansion of presidential power comes amid warnings from NATO intelligence agencies that Russia is preparing for potential conflict with European states, with assessments from Denmark, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands suggesting that Moscow could escalate tensions or attempt limited territorial provocations within the next few years. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War note that Russia has already begun “phase zero” preparations through military restructuring near NATO borders and intensified hybrid operations such as GPS jamming, sabotage, and airspace provocations.
At the same time, Russian security services have escalated covert activities across Europe, including assassination attempts and sabotage carried out through criminal proxies, with several plots recently foiled by European law enforcement.
Russia is famously protecting its own citizens in the border regions next to Ukraine, such as the thousands of Russian refugees from the Kursk battle’s aftermath
This is why no country bordering Russia allow double citizenship while Russia does