Today's report: Russia plans to use its military to protect Putin from sanctions by the International Criminal Court.
The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma, which would allow the Russian armed forces to protect citizens who are held accountable by foreign courts (including the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other courts not recognized by Russia).
What does this mean? If any Russian citizen is arrested or an arrest warrant is issued against them, Russian authorities can send the military to the country where the court is located to protect their citizen from prosecution.
Comments: The submission of this related bill by Russia essentially aims to clearly refuse to recognize the jurisdiction of international judicial institutions such as the International Criminal Court through domestic legislation, and to legalize the use of armed forces to protect relevant citizens. This is a direct response to previous arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, and also reflects Russia's firm position of prioritizing national law and national security, and not accepting external judicial intervention.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860160859621449/
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