Vladislav Reznik, deputy of the State Duma
Photo: Ilya Pitalev
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Vladimir Putin Authorized to Impose Sanctions Worldwide
The lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, passed in the second and third readings the Bill on Special Economic Actions. The bill authorizes the president to apply sanctions against other states even without referring to any world conflicts and says that Security Council will be of first importance while imposing these sanctions.
Even the change in the bill passed by the State Duma Sunday is significant. En route to the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, the document was renamed from the Bill on the Special Economic Actions in International Emergency Environment to just the Bill on Special Economic Actions.
The change means the president’s authority to apply the sanctions worldwide was extended materially.
In the last revision, the bill says that special economic actions could be taken in case of emergence of some aggregate circumstances that calls for the immediate response to the globally illegal deed or unfriendly action of a foreign state or of its bodies or officials threatening the interests and security of the Russian Federation and/or violating the rights and freedom of its citizens.
Not to be questioned by the world community, the bill duly refers to resolutions of the U.N. Security Council.
The bill was elaborated in October 2006 by State Duma’s deputies Vladislav Reznik and Vladimir Pligin. These two masterminds were committed to shape the document by United Russia’s Faction in the wake of further aggravation of Russia’s relations with Georgia.
As to the actual introduction of sanctions, Russia’s president will make the final decision under proposal of the RF Security Council and with notification given to the parliament.
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All the Article in Russian as of Dec. 25, 2006
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