Members of the State Duma adopted
in the first and other readings amendments to the laws “On military duty and military service” and “On citizenship of the Russian Federation” on the issue
of fulfilling military duty by those foreign citizens who have obtained
citizenship of the Russian Federation. The Chairman of the State Duma
Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
was among the authors of the amendments.
The explanatory note says that the law is aimed at the mandatory fulfillment of the constitutional duty to defend the Fatherland by new citizens of Russia.
“Currently, foreign citizens and stateless males who acquire citizenship of the Russian Federation and are of military age have to register for military service at their place of residence (place of stay) and comply with federal law,” the authors note.
At the same time, there are widely discussed cases when, after obtaining Russian citizenship, such persons evade performing military service. In this regard, neglect of duties related to initially registering for military service of foreigners will be punishable by deprivation of Russian citizenship.
