Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law today to cancel the debts of recruits joining the army to fight in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Saturday, according to a government website.
Russian agencies said the law provides for the write-off of up to 10 million rubles ($95,835) in arrears for those who sign contracts with the defense ministry to fight in the country for at least a year, starting Dec. 1.
Incentives
The law applies to all potential recruits against whom debt collection proceedings have been initiated before 1 December.
Russia is trying to recruit more men, offering ever-greater pay, in some cases multiples of the average wage, to those willing to fight in Ukraine.
This tactic allowed the military to increase its manpower in the conflict zone while avoiding another round of general conscription, which would have caused a mass exodus from Russia in September 2022.
Escalation
It also comes at a time of escalating war in Ukraine and rapid developments sparked by Joe Biden’s decision, two months before he leaves the White House and the return of Donald Trump, to change US policy on the use of long-range missiles by Kiev.
It is recalled that the US president gave the “green light” for Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory with the aim of influencing the outcome of the war.
Last Tuesday marked 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Russian forces conducting non-stop offensives.
APE-MEP-Reuters
