Putin using Russian military contractors as meat shields for Syrian army

It was suspended, so there is no death sentence here anymore. Have you heard the term "law repealed"? This is what written now in Russian Criminal Code about death penalty. So it was nit just "suspended". It was officially removed from the criminal law.

For example, Canada has suspended death penalty in 1976: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capita...ment_in_Canada

Here is a quote for you:

In 2004 only 48 percent of Canadians favored death for murderers compared to 62 percent in 2010. According to one poll, support for the death penalty in Canada is approximately the same as its support in the United States, at 63 percent in both countries as of 2013. A 2011 poll found that 66 percent of Canadians favored capital punishment, but only 41 percent would actually support its re-introduction in Canada.

So 66% of Canadians want to bring it back. Nice...

Since when Canada was teleported from North America? Which continent you are at now?

He didn't need any permission for that. The president of Russian Federation has a right to use our army anywhere. In this thread we are talking about independent mercenaries. They are not soldiers and have no relation to the Russian army. Is that clear?

Just in case you have missed it. The OP calls Russian mercenaries illegal, while USA has many more and that is all OK.

... The rest of the crap about legal or illegal is just blowing in the wind...

read the title of the topic again

Military contractors (PMC) are mercenaries, even according to the UN's classification. From the dictionary:

Since your English is a bit worse than mine, you are confusing PMC with a professional army.

except for the De Jure part, where it's legally allowed, you just don't do it cause of the moratorium and other.. matters.

41 percent i believe is what you wanted to use, which surprises me as Asians are so good with numbers

Private military company - we haven't it in law.
And according to the law, Putin can not use them, it has only the security services(FSB,GRY etc).
Everything else is a journalistic fiction

Once again, dear expert of Russian law: the death penalty was officially removed from the Criminal Code. Not just "suspended". It was removed. Also the Constitutional Court has admitted that death penalty is impossible (use Google Translate) in Russian Federation. Do you want me go give you the definition of "impossible"? The death penalty was suspended till January 1st 2010. After that date it was completely juridically banned.

What about "poll found that 66 percent of Canadians favored capital punishment"? The people at Russian polls are also favored it. And that doesn't mean they would vote for that. Wikipedia was always lost in translation.

Whaaaaaat??? What is this then?

Статья 359. Наемничество
[Уголовный кодекс РФ] [Глава 34] [Статья 359]

1. Вербовка, обучение, финансирование или иное материальное обеспечение наемника, а равно его использование в вооруженном конфликте или военных действиях -

наказываются лишением свободы на срок от четырех до восьми лет с ограничением свободы на срок до двух лет либо без такового.

2. Те же деяния, совершенные лицом с использованием своего служебного положения или в отношении несовершеннолетнего, -

наказываются лишением свободы на срок от семи до пятнадцати лет со штрафом в размере до пятисот тысяч рублей или в размере заработной платы или иного дохода осужденного за период до трех лет либо без такового и с ограничением свободы на срок от одного года до двух лет либо без такового.

3. Участие наемника в вооруженном конфликте или военных действиях -

наказывается лишением свободы на срок от трех до семи лет с ограничением свободы на срок до одного года либо без такового.

Примечание. Наемником признается лицо, действующее в целях получения материального вознаграждения и не являющееся гражданином государства, участвующего в вооруженном конфликте или военных действиях, не проживающее постоянно на его территории, а также не являющееся лицом, направленным для исполнения официальных обязанностей.

I know your English sucks, but this criminal article is about mercenaries ака PMC (т.е. о наемниках она).

yes it banned. it i mean
Putin use the FSB.
It legal.
Journalists come up with PMC - then come up with Putin violates the law etc...

Only FSB? are you sure? How could you be sure about something what Putin says especially after the Ukrainian case? Who did pay to all those mercenaries who was sent to the war? How can you trust to a person who said this:



Is there any single word he was able to keep? Да он же пиздит, как дышит (прошу пардона за свой французский).

This makes zero sense for a multitude of reasons. We haven't been at war for decades...

The US is sort of doing the same thing -- funding the rebels and Kurds so we don't need to commit ground troops en mass.

We used Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq too.

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' but only 41 percent would actually support its re-introduction in Canada.

Вот ты нудный...

coincidentally, i have been telling myself this about you for 3 posts.

however i managed to stay polite.

you stated 'So 66% of Canadians want to bring it back. Nice...'

while posting a link saying only 41% wanted to bring it back, while 66% agreed with it.

now you know why i ignore you.

According to the FOM, 49% of Russians want to bring it back. Not a big difference with Canada, ah?

P.S. All those polls are not accurate.