On July 31, the State Duma adopted a bill that provides for deprivation of citizenship of naturalized citizens in the event of their failure to appear for military service. One of the co -authors of the bill, a spokesman for State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, points to support this initiative by the Kremlin. This was reported in the updated report of the UK Ministry of Defense.
British intelligence notes that although the practical consequences of this law for Russian call may be limited, it creates new opportunities for legal coercion. Independent Russian media continue to report migrants to law enforcement agencies, in particular in order to involve them in the army. The new law will become another tool in this process.
This initiative occurs against the backdrop of growing antimigrant sentiment, which are actively fueled by some members of the Russian government, especially for citizens from Central Asia. It is noted that these moods and rhetoric were especially intensified after the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine in February 2022. This is probably part of a government strategy aimed at finding additional sources of legitimacy against the background of heavy losses and a deterioration of living standards in the country.
