Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing the Russian army to protect Russian citizens abroad, local media reported. The law applies in the event of a citizen’s arrest, criminal prosecution, or other legal action by foreign and international courts vested with jurisdiction without Russia’s participation, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported.The law also states that government agencies will, at the President’s discretion, take measures to pro…
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Pyongyang, April 25 (IANS) Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, visited North Korea to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, a Russian report said Saturday.Volodin, chairman of the State Duma, “has arrived in the DPRK on a working visit” to “take part in the opening ceremony of a memorial complex and museum … honouring the courage of Korean servicemen who took part in the liber…