Russian deputies voted this Tuesday, April 11 a bill allowing to send mobilization orders electronically. This measure will potentially facilitate enlistment in the army in the context of an offensive in Ukraine.
The deputies of the Duma, the lower house of Parliament, unanimously adopted this text in second reading, the most important stage in the Russian legislative system, then also in third reading. “ The changes provide for a digitization of the military registry system “Said the Duma in a press release.
Mobilization orders were previously delivered by hand to those mobilized. Many Russians who could be mobilized had therefore chosen to ignore these summonses, to move or to flee the country. From now on, the Duma indicates that it will be possible to receive an act of mobilization electronically, through the digital portal of the Russian public services, where millions of Russian men who can be mobilized are registered. “ A citizen who can be mobilized will be considered as refractory if he has refused to receive his summons or if he cannot be reached “, said the Duma in its press release. Russian law provides for heavy prison sentences for those who do not join the army.
No new mobilization, according to the Kremlin
Asked about the subject earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “ there will be no second wave of mobilization, after that of partial ordered in September 2022 by Vladimir Putin to reinforce his regular army which he had sent to fight in Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov judged this technical change “ absolutely necessary ” For “ improve and modernize » the national enrollment system.
Hundreds of thousands of Russians were mobilized as reinforcements, others ignored their summons and tens of thousands preferred to flee the country. According to Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin does not expect absolutely not that this new bill will lead to a new wave of departures abroad among Russian men, because “ it’s not related to the mobilization “, he assured.
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(With AFP)