1 article from The Straits Times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree allowing the state to temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities from private owners if they fail to adequately protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after strikes. The decree grants Russia the power to take over infrastructure deemed vulnerable to drone attacks and other threats. PBS NewsHour and The Straits Times emphasize slightly different aspects—one focusing on failure to protect or rebuild, the other on facilities deemed poorly protected—but both describe the same expanded state authority over critical infrastructure.
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MOSCOW, Aug 24 - President Vladimir Putin on Monday handed the Russian state the power to take control of critically important infrastructure if it is deemed to be poorly protected from Ukrainian drone attacks and other threats.