Updating of Criminal Law Means for Protection of the Fundamentals of the Constitutional System and Security of the Russian Federation

External destructive impact on the fundamentals of the constitutional system and security of the Russian Federation, the emerging practice of responding to interference in the internal affairs of the Russian state are becoming a determining factor in the search and updating of criminal law means envisaged for countering the corresponding encroachments. Since 2022, Chapter 29 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has undergone major changes: the list of criminal behavior has been expanded, and liability for certain offenses has been significantly increased. Based on the analysis of the interrelation between expanded liability for encroachments on the fundamentals of the constitutional system and on state security and hybrid forms of interference in the internal affairs of the state, an opinion is expressed on possible additional measures to improve criminal law means designed for countering acts defined by the international community as methods of interference in the internal affairs of the state, as well as certain proposals are voiced to ensure the consistency of the relevant norms based on the objectives of the criminal law and the need to secure a balance between human and state rights.