Blood is thicker than water (and oil).
The brutal war in Ukraine is in its fifth year, and seemingly nowhere near the end, despite statements to the contrary by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald J. Trump.
But already on the horizon, there appear dark clouds suggesting further military conflicts may be about to erupt.
🇷🇺 Today, May 13, 2026, the State Duma of Russia adopted in the third and final reading a law that allows the president to use the armed forces abroad to “protect” Russian citizens.
▪️ The use of Russian troops will also be possible if Russian citizens are arrested, detained, or…pic.twitter.com/3EhfUXX0e0
— Visioner (@visionergeo)May 13, 2026
“Russia’s State Duma approved a law allowing the use of the armed forces “to protect Russian citizens abroad,” which de facto permits Vladimir Putin to invade other countries.
Russia’s lawmakers have passed a law formally authorizing the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to ‘protect Russian citizens’, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the authority in practice to invade foreign countries.”
“According to the State Duma documents, the ‘bill was drafted to protect the rights of Russian citizens in the event of their arrest, detention, criminal or other prosecution pursuant to decisions of foreign courts vested with criminal jurisdiction by other foreign states without Russia’s participation’.”
Russia’s State Duma passes bill allowing Putin to send troops to “protect” Russians arrested abroad
Source: The Gateway Pundit
