Bill will allow authorities to call up men with a simple click, as Moscow’s Ukraine offensive grinds on. Read more at straitstimes.com.
that could bar men from leaving the country and make dodging the draft nearly impossible.
“If a law is adopted literally in two days, don’t expect anything good,” said one 28-year-old, who spoke on condition of anonymity for safety reasons. Observers say the legislation closes most escape routes for those who have received an online draft notice, as they will be barred from leaving the country the moment it is sent out.
People walk past a recruitment stand in Moscow, promoting service in the Russian army. PHOTO: REUTERS‘Now or never’: Ukraine readies for difficult counter-offensive on eastern front line against Russia He said he planned to continue to dodge the draft, saying he may “live a little here, a little there.”
Kremlin critics say the provisions will also punish Russians who have already fled the country by barring them from continuing to have remote jobs or from selling property.Several men approached by AFP on the streets of Moscow refused to speak about the Bill.“If you need to , then you need to,” said 35-year-old metal worker Denis Shevchenko.
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