Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has signed a decree restricting access to Russian ports for foreign ships. Foreign ships will now only be allowed into Russian ports with the approval of the FSB.

This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Censor.NET reports .

As noted, the formal basis was Article 8 of the federal law “On Martial Law”, which allows the president to introduce a number of restrictions.

“The strengthening of the FSB’s role in regulating foreign economic relations and the isolation of port infrastructure from the outside world will have both economic and geopolitical consequences. For international partners, this is confirmation of the unpredictability and closedness of the Russian regime,” the SWR emphasized.

It is reported that the powers of the special services to control the cooperation of Russian scientific organizations with foreigners have also been expanded by law. However, the wording of the law remains extremely vague, which creates the prerequisites for a new wave of persecution in the scientific community.

In addition, to control dissidents in Russia, a new network of prisons and detention centers is being built within the FSB system, not the Federal Penitentiary Service. Special cars, the authority to escort prisoners, as well as the right to judge inside prisons indicate preparations for large-scale repression.

“Control over sea routes, nationalization of property, restrictions on access to information, criminal prosecutions, as well as interference in financial and tax policy are signs of the transformation of the Russian Federation into a military dictatorship. The Kremlin is preparing for a protracted confrontation with the West and is mobilizing the country’s resources without declaring full-scale martial law,” the intelligence agency added.

Author:  Natalia Dzhuma Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n3564837

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