MOSCOW, March 31 Sergei Mironov, head of the Just Russia — For Truth faction, and deputy Sergei Kabyshev submitted to the State Duma a draft law on regulating the activities of Russian private military companies (PMCs), a copy of the document is at the disposal of RIA Novosti. As noted in the explanatory note, private military and military security organizations do not have official status in Russia. According to the authors of the initiative, PMCs, in the event of their legislative settlement, are able to take an active part in protecting the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens abroad, the national interests of the Russian Federation, protecting employees of Russian companies on the territory of foreign states with a difficult military-political situation, developing international military cooperation, reducing the level of military and terrorist threats through the performance and provision of military and military security works and services. «Wagner Groups» «The bill regulates legal relations related to the creation, reorganization and liquidation of private military and military security organizations, the performance and provision of military and military security works and services, the exercise of control and supervision over their activities,» — according to accompanying materials. The bill proposes to assign to the minister The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation controls and supervises the activities of PMCs, including the Ministry issues licenses and permits to such organizations, determines their location. It is also noted that PMCs will be able to exercise their powers exclusively outside of Russia.
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