Politics

Putin wins sweeping powers to use force to protect Russians from foreign prosecution

Ewan Jones
 14.05.2026, 12:46
President Vladimir Putin has increased powers under the new law. Photo: PAP/EPA/Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin pool
President Vladimir Putin has increased powers under the new law. Photo: PAP/EPA/Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin pool

The law has been seen as a potential pretext for armed conflict with the West.