Cracks Starting

From the MT:

“Russian Lawmakers Approve Long Jail Terms for Military Surrender, Refusal to Serve”

Russian lawmakers passed sweeping legislation Tuesday introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for wartime acts, including surrendering, as the country’s forces face major battlefield setbacks nearly seven months after invading Ukraine.

 Voluntary surrender and looting are punished by 10 and 15 years in prison, respectively, with “mobilization, martial law and wartime” listed as aggravating circumstances. Desertion during mobilization or wartime will be punished by up to 10 years, according to the bill authored by members of all parties represented in parliament. Conscientious objectors are punished by up to three years in prison during wartime.

The bill introduces the concepts of “mobilization, martial law and wartime” previously not mentioned in the Russian Criminal Code, according to human rights lawyer Pavel Chikov, who first reported on the draft Duma bill. Observers speculate that its passage paves the way for general mobilization amid Russia’s struggles to replenish its depleting troops in Ukraine.  Soldiers who refuse service can be jailed even without martial law, military lawyer Maxim Grebenyuk told the independent news website Vyorstka, pointing to language in the legislation that punishes soldiers during an “armed conflict.” The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, voted unanimously in favor of the bill, Chikov said. Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, is expected to pass the draft bill on Wednesday, according to state media. The wartime jail terms will then come into force the day President Vladimir Putin signs the bill into law.

^ How can you tell a Dictatorship (like Putin’s Russia) is starting to collapse? When they have to make laws punishing 10-15 years for both Soldiers that refuse to fight and for Civilians that even use the word “War.”

Add to that the fact that Russia has to take Criminals from Jails, Prisons and Forced Labor Penal Colonies to fight in Ukraine.

Add to that the fact that Russian Lawmakers are now openly starting to call for Putin’s Resignation.

Add to that the fact that Russian Celebrities are now openly starting to call for an end to Russia’s War in Ukraine – and using the word “War.”

Add to that the fact that Russian State Media are now openly starting to question Putin’s and Russia’s actions inside Ukraine.

Tick Tock Russia and the Russian People. Your defeat and, hopefully, collapse, of the Russian Federation and Putin’s Dictatorship is coming! ^

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/20/russian-lawmakers-approve-long-jail-terms-for-military-surrender-refusal-to-serve-a78843