Vladimir Putin ratifies a law criminalizing remarks discrediting volunteers in the army

The law was published on Saturday. Those convicted face up to 15 years in prison.

The tightening of the law follows a call to this effect from the boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, close to Vladimir Putin. Wagner’s mercenaries, recruited en masse in Russian prisons, are indeed considered as voluntary workers.

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