Putin Authorizes Use of Military Force to 'protect Russian citizens' Abroad

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 25 signed a bill effectively authorizing him to invade foreign countries under the guise of "protection of Russian citizens" abroad.

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As Russia fails to gain ground in the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin appears to be pursuing a wider conflict in Europe, increasingly targeting critical infrastructure and supply chains, one of Britain's highest-ranking intelligence officials said.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 5:40 AM Â· May 27, 2026

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The legislation, passed by Russia's State Duma, enables ICC-indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin to deploy military forces abroad to "protect" Russian citizens facing arrest, detention, trial, or other perceived persecution by foreign nations and international courts.

The news comes amid mounting warnings by Western officials that Russia may launch an attack against NATO in the coming years, a scenario seen as increasingly realistic since the all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russian lawmakers have framed the legislation as part of an effort to "counter the campaign of rampant Russophobia that continues abroad."

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In Feb 2022, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine under the euphemism of a "Special Military Operation," an artifice he no longer has to concern himself with, thanks to the Duma. The Israelis euphemistically called their brutal invasion and occupation of Gaza and Lebanon a "limited ground operation."

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-27 06:51 AM | Reply

Break the global supply chains and destroy the modern world.

#2 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-05-28 02:28 PM | Reply

Break the global supply chains and destroy the modern world.

It's not like we don't have historical examples.

The collapse of entire Bronze Age networks is the most famous historical example of a civilization falling due to a collapsed supply chain.

The Late Bronze Age Collapse (~1200 BCE): The premier historical example. Hyper-specialized economies in the Eastern Mediterranean relied on vast trade networks for copper (Cyprus) and tin (from as far away as Afghanistan) to create bronze. When these international trade routes were severed by climate-induced crop failures, regional wars, and the raiding "Sea Peoples," empires"including the Mycenaeans and the Hittites"collapsed within a single generation because they could no longer secure the materials required to maintain their societies.

And so it goes..

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-28 02:33 PM | Reply