Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with Taliban representatives

Currently, Russian legislation does not provide for the possibility of suspending the ban for organizations recognized as terrorist. But the new law will eliminate this legal gap.
The Russian State Duma has adopted in the second and third, final, readings a law that provides for the possibility of excluding the Afghan Taliban movement from the list of organizations banned in Russia. This became known on Tuesday, December 17.

The agreed document indicates that the ban on the activities of organizations included in the unified federal list as terrorist can be temporarily suspended by a court decision. The basis for such a decision will be a statement from the Russian prosecutor’s office.

Currently, Russian legislation does not provide for the possibility of suspending the ban for organizations recognized as terrorist. And the proposed changes to the law are aimed at eliminating this legal gap.

Earlier, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called the Taliban an ally of the Russian Federation “in the fight against terrorism.” In his opinion, the Taliban are interested in ensuring that “everything is stable” in Afghanistan.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also explained the idea of ​​removing the Taliban from the list of banned organizations.

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