The ostensible reason is to adopt anti-crisis laws but a Russia analyst suggests it may approve martial law for the country:
Adding further reasons:
- to ban all rallies and meetings
- to ban the work of public, international and foreign organizations that undermine the security of the country
- and more
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The Federation Council is the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly, the Russian parliament.
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