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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 29 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'm a little shocked it's just a prison sentence and not conscription.

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

That comes with the sentence. A freebie if you will.

[–] Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

I'll be shocked if he doesn't get recruited from his cell when the scheduled draft comes on October 1st.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I'm sure the jail sentence is just to soften him up for conscription.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm sure they tried - but as long as you don't put your signature down (even if tortured), it probably won't happen, at least for now. Putin loves to do everything "by the books" - that's also why this election happened at all. He wanted a rubber stamp legitimizing the shit he's pulling.

Edit: they will keep pressuring him in jail for sure too. Those two weeks will be the longest of his life.

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe they don't have family anymore that the government can use to extort them into fighting.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 21 hours ago

That's the trick. First make him a prisoner, then conscript the prisoners.