Lawmakers give Putin permission to use force outside Russia

The Federation Council (Upper house) gave its consent to President Vladimir Putin on the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad.
153 senators voted for this decision, there were no opposition and no abstentions.

The authorization grants Putin the right to use Russian forces abroad “in accordance with the principles and norms of international law,” the Senate’s resolution, released to the media, shows. The document does not impose any specific limits on the use of the military, with the number of troops, as well as “the areas of their activity, their goals, and length of stay outside Russia” to be decided by the president “in accordance with the Constitution.”
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