“In a sign of Russia’s urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military,” Reuters reports.
Russia Moves to Sign Up Older People for Military
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