How the Russian Constitution Justifies War in Ukraine

<div class="WYSIWYG articleTopFew"><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While Russia is being&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/western-nations-take-first-major-step-in-isolating-russia-following-ukraine-invasion-20140302">heavily criticized</a>&nbsp;by the West for its incursion into Ukraine, the Russian constitution does, in part, allow for this kind of action in a sovereign country.</p><p><a href="http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/ch2.html">Article 61, section 2</a>&nbsp;of the constitution allows defiance of international laws in this situation. It reads, in English:</p><p>"The Russian Federation shall guarantee its citizens defense and patronage beyond its boundaries."</p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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