Federation Council will consider the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, September 30 – RIA Novosti. The Federation Council on Wednesday considering the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad. This was reported at the beginning of the meeting the speaker of the upper house of parliament Valentina Matviyenko.

After that, the senators voted in favor of consideration of this matter closed to the press. Matvienko did not specify in what area can be used by the Armed Forces.

Among the speakers of the head of the Russian presidential administration Sergei Ivanov, chairman of the defense committee of the Federation Council, Viktor Ozerov, the first deputy chairman of the international committee, Vladimir Jabbarov.

In consideration of the Federation Council a proposal for a decision to consent to the use of the contingent of the Armed Forces of Russia abroad, introduced by President Vladimir Putin, said the Kremlin press service.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin under paragraph “d” of part 1 of Article 102 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation submitted to the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, a proposal for a decision of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the agreement on the use of the contingent of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation on the basis of universally recognized principles and international law, “- said in a statement.

Putin signed a decree on appointment of the head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, and the State Secretary, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Defense Nikolai Pankov officials when considering treatment.

The last time, in March 2014, the Federation Council unanimously agreed to the President’s address on the use of Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine (Crimea) to normalize the socio-political situation in the country. Representatives of Russia at the same time pointed out that the adoption of the decision does not mean that Russia intends to use its army in the Ukraine. Shortly after the decision of Crimea on the results of the referendum has become a part of Russia, and Kiev started in the south-east of the country, where people protested against the new government, a military operation.

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