Putin intends to authorise missile strikes or ‘special operations’ abroad to save himself and his accomplices from a jail cell in The Hague.
The Kremlin’s proposal to use the armed forces to "protect" arrested citizens abroad is not a defense of rights. It’s a desperate, nuclear-edged signal to the world that Russia’s leaders view themselves as above international law.
The masquerade is officially over. By proposing a bill to use the Russian military to shield its citizens from foreign courts, putin is not acting as the protector of his people. He is acting as the boss of a criminal enterprise, issuing a violent threat to the global community: Do not try to hold us accountable.
This move by the Ministry of Defense, approved by a government commission and destined to slide through the Duma, is the logical—and grotesque—conclusion of a regime built on impunity.
Having crushed domestic law into submission, the Kremlin is now attempting to leverage brute military force to rewrite international justice.
The rhetoric is, as always, a twisted mirror. The bill claims to offer "protection" against the "illegal" actions of foreign judiciaries.
Yet, who are the "citizens" they aim to protect? Not the countless ordinary Russians they have drafted into a senseless war.
No, this bill is designed with a specific guest list in mind: the top brass, the inner circle, and the supreme leader himself.
This is the desperate gambit of a wanted man.
When the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for putin for war crimes, it shattered the myth of his untouchable power.
This new bill is his retaliation—a brazen declaration that any attempt to enforce an ICC warrant will be treated not as a judicial action, but as a provocation of war.
It is a stunning admission of fear, especially after Maduro's arrest.
For all his theater of strength, putin has spent the last years legally isolating his nation to construct a fortress for himself.
He first allowed Russia to ignore foreign rulings, then shielded foreign mercenaries from prosecution, and now intends to authorise missile strikes or special operations to save himself and his accomplices from a jail cell in The Hague.
To the countries of the world that still believe in accountability and the rule of law, the message is chillingly clear. Russia is no longer just a nation that commits war crimes. It is formalising a doctrine to defend those crimes by military force. This is not a state acting in self-defense. It is an outlaw state creating a permanent license to operate outside the civilized world, demanding that its leaders be guaranteed impunity, enforced at the barrel of a gun.
In this speech during his visit to the Netherlands in November 2005, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, putin explicitly calls for the "supremacy of law" to be a "mandatory standard." Critics today point to the irony of this statement, as the Russian Ministry of Defense now seeks to pass a bill that would allow the use of military force abroad to "protect" Russian officials from the very type of international judicial oversight he praised in 2005.
putin: “You are well aware that Russia, as a participant in the 2005 Summit, has once again confirmed its commitment to the principle of the supremacy of international law. In Russia, this principle is one of the foundations of the constitutional order. In accordance with Part 4 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, universally recognised principles and norms of international law, international treaties of the Russian Federation are an integral part of its legal system.
Moreover, if an international treaty of the Russian Federation establishes rules other than those provided for by Russian law, the rules of the international treaty apply. Commitment to international law is also laid at the basis of the concept of our foreign policy and national security.”
( Transcript of the full speech in the comments.)
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Here Putin’s 2005 speech in Netherlands:
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You well know that Russia's participation in the Summit 2005 once again confirmed its adherence to the principle of supremacy of international law. In Russia, this principle is one of the fundamental bases of the constitution. According to Article 15 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the commonly recognized principles and norms of the Moreover, if an international treaty of the Russian Federation stipulates other rules than those stipulated by the law, the rules of the international treaty apply. Adhering to international law is the fundamental concept of our foreign policy and national security.
I shall especially emphasize that the International Court of Justice's decisions and advisory opinions play a major role in strengthening and developing international legal principles and norms, and in making the rights and duties of states explicit. This has a positive influence on the universality of international law.
Once again I shall point out that very existence of the International Court of Justice is a most important condition for the UN’s stability and legitimacy, including with regard to developing and implementing a complex strategy to counteract the new threats and challenges that humanity faces today.
The International Court of Justice makes a huge contribution to preventing international conflicts and to the peaceful resolution of existing disputes. Finally, your activities promote international justice. This is possible due to the Court's independence, its special status and the unique composition of its judges.
Russia supports strengthening the role of the International Court of Justice and actively supported including the obligation of member states to resolve their disputes by peaceful And Mr Chairman, you have now told us about the very serious, major questions of international relations in which the Court is presently engaged.
Mr Chairman, we give great value to being represented in the International Court of Justice and consider the Russian legal school's contribution to the Court's activities a very important one.
In connection with this I am grateful to you for the kind words you addressed to the Russian judge, Mr Vereshchetin, and his predecessors. We hope that our tradition of participation in the Court will continue.
In conclusion, allow me to express once again my deep respect for the activities of the International Court of Justice and to thank you both for the invitation and for allowing me the opportunity to speak here.
I wish you success, and thank you very much for your attention.”
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