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Russian regions will soon have the authority to establish their own private military companies and arm them, according to the proposed amendments being rushed through the State Duma. 1/5
The amendment allows governors to create state-owned enterprises during “mobilization, military emergencies, or wartime to aid security forces in safeguarding the national borders, combating sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and illegal armed formations.” 2/5
The decision to form and dissolve these military state-owned companies will rest with the President. The funding for these entities will come from both federal and regional budgets. 3/5
They will be equipped with combat firearms and ammunition, which must be returned after their disbandment. Employees of these state-owned military companies will be authorized to use physical force and firearms in the same situations as law enforcement personnel. 4/5
They will also be permitted to neutralize unmanned vehicles of all types – aerial, surface, subsurface, and transport. 5/5
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Wow, this has blown up. Interested in Russian civil-military relations? Read my analyses on it. The latest one for @CarnegieRussia carnegieendowment.org/politika/90266
@CarnegieRussia A comment on Prigozhin’s rebellion in @ECFRWiderEurope: ecfr.eu/article/be-pre…
@CarnegieRussia @ECFRWiderEurope Quick takes on Wagner in @markhleonard emergency podcast (June 27) with my great colleagues @KadriLiik @DumoulinME @PavelSlunkin from @ecfr ecfr.eu/podcasts/episo…
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