Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday passed a law targeting draft-age men who refuse to serve in the army, including conscripts and reserve troops, as part of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.
The law, approved this week by both houses of the Russian parliament (the Duma and the Senate), prohibits conscripts from leaving the country from the moment they receive the relevant notice until they arrive at the recruiting station.
The Russians have two weeks to come, from a written or electronic notification of the obligation to go into operation.
In addition, if the person concerned does not report to the recruitment center within 20 days, the ability to open a business, obtain a driver’s license, purchase real estate or obtain a bank loan will be temporarily limited.
The document also creates a unified electronic record of men of military age, so that no one can cite as an argument that they have no evidence of receiving a letter in their personal account on the public services portal.
Although many Russians have unsubscribed from the aforementioned administrative site, the authors of the law warned that deleting an account does not exempt them from visiting.
That’s why many Russians began this week to mortgage property, real estate or cars in the name of their wives and other relatives.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied this week that the passage of the law paved the way for a second mobilization, though doubts remain.
Putin has already called up 300,000 reservists, and the clause of the law on opening a new mobilization campaign remains secret.
In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry announced plans to increase the number of military personnel in the army to 1.5 million people.
The military offensive launched by Russia on February 24, 2022 in Ukraine was justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security.
This offensive was condemned by the international community as a whole, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions against Russia.
The UN has presented as confirmed 8,490 civilians killed and 14,244 wounded since the start of the war, stressing that the numbers are far from reality.
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Source: CM Jornal
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