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The legislative amendment stipulated:
- Granting citizenship to foreign fighters after completing one year only within the Russian armyAfter the previous law stipulated that they be granted citizenship after 3 years of service.
- Under the new law, foreigners who have concluded a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to serve in military formations or military forces for at least one year will be able to obtain citizenship in a simplified way without the need to obtain temporary residence or permanent.
- The amendment also includes reducing the period in which the first contract for military service is concluded with the entry of a foreign citizen to serve in a military position from five years to one year for the ranks "Soldier, sailor, sergeant, foreman".
Immediately, the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced the cooperation Immigration Center of the capital in the district "Sakhorova" with the Ministry of Defense on the simplification of obtaining Russian citizenship for foreign fighters who have concluded a contract for at least one year of service in the army; To pump more new items.
Attracting Central Asian Soldiers
According to the chief Russian affairs analyst, International Crisis GroupAnd Moscow resident Oleg Ignatov, in exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia, said that I believe that the purpose of this legal amendment is to attract the largest possible number of soldiers from the Central Asian region; Because most of the immigrants in Russia are citizens of Central Asian countries.
And he said "Ignatov"، Some citizens of these countries are already participating in Hostilities in Ukrainebut a small number not commensurate with the ambition of Moscow.
Moscow has previously announced that the flow of foreign fighters to the conflict arena in Ukraine has practically stopped since the beginning of last May, as their number has almost halved..
According to the data of the Russian Defense Ministry, the number of foreign fighters in Ukraine decreased from 6,600 to 3,500 individuals.
Does it achieve the goal?
Despite the Russian desire to increase the number of foreign fighters in the conflict arena in Ukraine, the chief Russia analyst believes in International Crisis GroupThe procedure for facilitating the granting of Russian citizenship to foreigners "It will not achieve much of what the Russian administration wants".
and say: "They know that the risks of death in this war are too great, that they will be used in the most difficult parts of the fighting on the front, and the Russian commanders will not spare them".
Regarding the impact of the decision on the course of the war, he added "Ignatov" The life of aliens "It won’t be worth anything to the Russian leaders, so I don’t think this decision will have much impact on the conflict".
And the Russian Ministry of Defense previously said that hundreds of foreign fighters in Ukraine were eliminated by long-range accurate Russian weapons, shortly after their arrival, noting that their low level of training and lack of experience helped in that..
The ministry pointed out that many foreign fighters who see the reality of the battles on the ground prefer to leave UkraineBut Kyiv prevents this by all possible means.
future conflict
Ukraine is consolidating its position on the northeastern front amid an ongoing counter-offensive using captured Russian tanks, with Kyiv vowing further incursion into Moscow-controlled territory..
Commenting on this, he explained "Ignatov"Russia is now ready for a new escalation, through a general mobilization of the army or "Nuclear blackmail" or both.
"Putin still hopes to win the war in his favour, if not on the battlefield, then by forcing the West and Ukraine into negotiations."added the chief Russia analyst.
He stressed that the war is approaching a new escalation point.
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The legislative amendment stipulated:
- Granting citizenship to foreign fighters after completing one year only within the Russian armyAfter the previous law stipulated that they be granted citizenship after 3 years of service.
- Under the new law, foreigners who have concluded a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to serve in military formations or military forces for at least one year will be able to obtain citizenship in a simplified way without the need to obtain temporary residence or permanent.
- The amendment also includes reducing the period in which the first contract for military service is concluded with the entry of a foreign citizen into service in a military position from five years to one year for the ranks of “soldier, sailor, sergeant, foreman.”
Immediately, the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced the cooperation Immigration Center affiliated with the capital in the “Sakhurova” region with the Ministry of Defense on the simplification of obtaining Russian citizenship for foreign fighters who have concluded a contract for at least one year of service in the army; To pump more new items.
Attracting Central Asian Soldiers
According to the chief Russian affairs analyst, International Crisis GroupAnd Moscow resident Oleg Ignatov, in exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia, said that I believe that the purpose of this legal amendment is to attract the largest possible number of soldiers from the Central Asian region; Because most of the immigrants in Russia are citizens of Central Asian countries.
Ignatov said that some citizens of these countries are already participating in Hostilities in Ukrainebut a small number not commensurate with the ambition of Moscow.
Moscow has previously announced that the flow of foreign fighters to the conflict arena in Ukraine has practically stopped since the beginning of last May, as their number has almost halved..
According to the data of the Russian Defense Ministry, the number of foreign fighters in Ukraine decreased from 6,600 to 3,500 individuals.
Does it achieve the goal?
Despite the Russian desire to increase the number of foreign fighters in the conflict arena in Ukraine, the chief Russia analyst believes in International Crisis GroupThe measures to facilitate the granting of Russian citizenship to foreigners “will not achieve much of what the Russian administration wants.”“.
He says, “They realize that the risks of death in this war are too great, that they will be used in the most difficult parts of the fighting on the front, and the Russian commanders will not spare them that.”“.
And about the impact of the decision on the course of the war, Ignatov added that the lives of foreigners “will not be worth anything to the Russian leaders, so I do not think that this decision will have a significant impact on the conflict.”“.
And the Russian Ministry of Defense previously said that hundreds of foreign fighters in Ukraine were eliminated by long-range accurate Russian weapons, shortly after their arrival, noting that their low level of training and lack of experience helped in that..
The ministry pointed out that many foreign fighters who see the reality of the battles on the ground prefer to leave UkraineBut Kyiv prevents this by all possible means.
future conflict
Ukraine is consolidating its position on the northeastern front amid an ongoing counter-offensive using captured Russian tanks, with Kyiv vowing further incursion into Moscow-controlled territory..
Commenting on this, Ignatov explained that Russia is now ready for a new escalation, through a general mobilization of the army orNuclear blackmailor both.
“Putin still hopes to win the war in his favour, if not on the battlefield, then by forcing the West and Ukraine into negotiations,” the chief Russia analyst added..
He stressed that the war is approaching a new escalation point.