Volodin announced a round of penalties for traitors in Russia – Edaily, March 13, 2025 – Politics, Russia

Those who betrayed Russia should not be able to evade justice and responsibility, even outside its borders, said Duma State President Vyacheslav Volodin, announcing new legislative initiatives, especially a criminal article with confiscating the sanctions against our country and for assistance for international organizations.

“We have prepared three legislative initiatives aimed at improving control over foreign agents,” he said in a statement. Your telegram channel.

It is proposed to recognize themselves as foreign agents who:

– assist in the execution of the decisions of the international organizations in which our country does not participate, such as, for example, the International Criminal Court;

– Help foreign government agencies in activities against Russia’s security;

-Imply citizens, including minors, in collecting information in the field of military technical activities that can be used to harm our country.

In addition, for foreign agents and those who fled the country, for illegal actions against Russia from abroad, to provide a trial without the participation of the defendant in the case of crimes, including:

– Public requests terrorism, extremism, violation of the territorial integrity of our country, revolts, unleashing an aggressive war;

– spreading the forgeries about the armed forces of the Russian Federation and their discredit;

– the destruction or damage of military graves and monuments;

– rehabilitation of Nazism.

Also, it is proposed to establish the criminal liability with a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years and the confiscation of the property for committing, for mercenary or rental reasons, actions that discredit the armed forces of the Russian Federation and request sanctions against our country.

And another initiative is the introduction of criminal liability with a term of imprisonment of up to 7 years and the confiscation of the property for the provision of assistance to the international organizations in which Russia does not participate in rent or for payment.

“The adoption of the draft laws will protect our country and its citizens from the interference of the unfriendly states. To stop the offenses aimed at undermining the foundations of the Constitutional Order, the Defense Capacity and the Security of Russia,” Volodin said.

As the parliamentarian emphasized, “those who betrayed our country should not be able to escape justice and responsibility, even while outside its borders.”