British Intelligence believes that Moscow is paving the way to ensure long-term recruitment

15 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The British secret services have warned that the Russian authorities are preparing the ground to guarantee recruitment for their Army in the longer term and to be able to detect and punish those who are dodging the draft for now.

London points out that on April 11 the Russian Parliament approved a law that unifies the registration of individuals of military age. “The key consequence is that in the future the authorities will be able to send calls to ranks electronically instead of on paper, thus eliminating the obstacle that it represented and that has allowed some to avoid that call until now,” Intelligence explained. British in a statement.

In addition, this census of people of military age will now be digitally linked to other services that are provided online, so “it is likely that the authorities will sanction those who do not comply with the recruitment by limiting their labor rights or restricting their trips abroad.”

The measures included in this law will enter into force this year and “do not specifically indicate a new wave of forced mobilization,” according to the United Kingdom.

“Russia is for now prioritizing voluntary recruitment. However, the move is most likely part of a longer-term approach to ensuring there is recruitment in the face of Russia’s prospects of a protracted conflict in Ukraine,” London has argued.