The US is attempting to create some parallel law for itself and its allies, accessible only to the chosen ones, while at the same time accusing Russia of violating international law, said Alexei Pushkov, head of the Russian State Duma international affairs committee.

"It appears to me that attempts to accuse us of violating international law pursues two goals - to create an opportunity for the US and its allies to violate international law in the future and, secondly, to limit international law violations to just a small circle of 'permitted' states - the countries claiming to be the international community - these are primarily NATO states," Pushkov said when speaking at the third international parliamentary forum in Moscow.

The principle described by writer George Orwell operates in NATO - all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others, Pushkov added. "We understand clearly that NATO has one animal, which is equal to all the others put together," Pushkov said.
Thus, "some parallel law, which the US tries to affirm, emerges," he said. "In the framework of this law it is possible to kidnap people, place secret prisons in other countries, occupy a country if it is disliked for some reason, change a regime etc. The US reserves this parallel law for itself and those, who are ready to support them. International law as it is should apply to the rest," Pushkov said. The formula for this dualistic law will not work, he said.

"International law has a certain value. If you break it in one place, you can expect that it will be broken in another," he said.