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Moscow could send troops abroad to ‘protect Russian citizens’ under new law

Maria Kamińska

15.04.2026, 10:03

Photo: PAP/EPA/ALEXANDER KAZAKOV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL — The new bill grants Vladimir Putin the authority to send the Russian military overseas to "protect the rights of Russian citizens." Photo: PAP/EPA/ALEXANDER KAZAKOV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL

The bill could possibly be used to stage provocations in Europe.