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Putin launches new incentives to recruit soldiers for Russian military
Key takeaways
- Vladimir Putin signed a decree providing debt relief to new recruits and their families.
- Vladimir Putin has launched two new incentives to try to boost Russian military recruitment numbers.
- The Russian president has offered to clear debts of new soldiers and has set his sights on getting more citizens in the breakaway region of Transnistria.
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Vladimir Putin signed a decree providing debt relief to new recruits and their families. (Reuters: Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev)
Vladimir Putin has launched two new incentives to try to boost Russian military recruitment numbers.
The Russian president has offered to clear debts of new soldiers and has set his sights on getting more citizens in the breakaway region of Transnistria.
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