Cossack regiments will be used to protect military objects,
including those located abroad, Alexander Beglov, the Russian federal envoy responsible
for Cossack affairs said.
He noted that the Cossacks will protect only state, regional and
municipal property, but not private businesses, Interfax reports.
According to Beglov, agreement has already been reached with the
Defense Ministry, which is ready to propose several objects with
militarized security, and with Dmitry Rogozin, who can use the
Cossacks to protect industrial military objects, including those
located abroad.
As VK previously reported, when
Vladimir Putin was prime minister he signed a decree that allowed the registered
Cossacks to create security firms.
