an hour agoRussia tightens punishment for deserters
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Russian President Vladimir Putin, on 24 September, has signed amendments that severely punish the deserters and those who refuse to fight. The sentence is set for up to 10 years in prison. This decision comes only four days after he ordered partial military mobilization in order to strengthen Ukraine's unprotested invasion and after Russian forces [...]
This decision comes just four days after he ordered partial military mobilization in order to strengthen Ukraine's unprotested invasion and after Russian forces suffered losses in the battlefield.
On 24 September, Putin has signed another law through which it facilitates access to Russian citizenship for foreigners enrolled in the Russian Army.
The new legislation offers “simplification” of the road to receiving Russian citizenship in exchange for one-year military service “in the Russian Federation Armed Forces, in other forces or military formations”.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered guarantees to Russian soldiers who surrender to Ukrainian forces. He has also urged the Russians to avoid their country's partial military mobilization.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has started on February 24th.
As a result of the war, thousands have died, and millions of others have been displaced from their homes. / REL
