Russia will advance a migration bill enabling deportation for protest-related offenses within 120 days
An Interior Ministry draft mandates deportation for 20 categories of offenses including participation in unauthorized protests. In a wartime security environment shaped by the Crocus attack aftermath, persistent drone strikes on Moscow, and Kremlin promotion of domestic messaging platforms, this bill represents low-cost coercive expansion against politically weak constituencies. Resolution requires formal Duma submission and first reading or equivalent advancement.
The Strait of Hormuz crisis dominates today's outlook: allied refusal to join a US-led escort coalition leaves maritime security fragmented, sustaining trade disruption and oil price pressure, while Japan accelerates tech-decoupling legislation and Russia advances wartime coercive tools.