President Putin = Moscow on the 4th (Reuters = Kyodo)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law raising the age limit for conscription from 27 to 30. At the same time he signed a law barring the departure of anyone to whom a summons was issued. TASS reported.
On the same day, the Russian Kommersant electronic edition revealed that the head of the Duma’s Defense Committee, Kartapolov, will submit a bill to amend the Criminal Code this fall that would impose criminal penalties of up to five years in prison for those who refuse to mobilize to the army. I told him I did.
In Russia, the shortage of troops due to the prolonged invasion of Ukraine has become a serious problem, and there is a growing movement to crack down on avoidance of conscription and mobilization. When the mobilization of 300,000 people was announced last September, hundreds of thousands of Russians are said to have left for neighboring countries. (Joint)
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2023-08-04 15:00:49
