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Putin talks about peace, but prepares for war

2025-11-23 16:11:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Putin talks about peace, but prepares for war
Vladimir Putin

While the Kremlin continues to talk about the possibility of peace, the Russian military is expanding at a rapid pace. Almost every week, President Vladimir Putin signs a new law to increase the number of troops.

The strategy is clear: Russian citizens are promised high salaries and compensation that can secure the future of the entire family, especially in the event of a defeat at the front. While foreigners are offered the opportunity to become Russian citizens or to obtain a key residence permit to work in large cities.

A year at the front to become a resident

In a decree signed on November 5, every male foreign citizen aged 18–65 who wants to stay in Russia must sign a one-year contract with the military. In exchange, he receives a residence permit.

The measure mainly affects immigrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia, the same ones who were also hit during the partial mobilization in September 2022. In Moscow, the “invitation” to go to the Sakharovo recruitment center has rarely been seen as good news.

Workers from the former Soviet Union have been an important source of labor for the military for years. Lack of proper documentation or the need to renew their residence permits has left many of them vulnerable to pressure and blackmail. Tens of thousands of service sector workers, from restaurants to taxi drivers, have been sent to the front, often against their will. Undocumented immigrants have been threatened with deportation and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense.

Forced conscription becomes official

With the new decree, the residence permit and even the application for citizenship are conditioned on military service.

Foreign citizens must present one of these documents:

a minimum 1-year contract with the Russian military;

a medical report certifying incapacity for service;

or a permanent release if they have previously served in the Russian military.

Westerners are also included in the scheme

The decree affects all foreigners living in Russia and seeking to avoid temporary status, including citizens of "hostile" countries, such as Italy, France or Germany.

According to estimates, around 30,000 Westerners could be affected by these rules. Meanwhile, citizens from the countries of the former USSR number in the hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, counting irregular immigration.

In January 2024, the offer of Russian citizenship to anyone recruited met with little success. Now the “bait” is more practical: a residence permit and the opportunity to work.

Citizenship for mercenaries

The decree also guarantees Russian citizenship to all foreigners who have participated as volunteers in the “Special Military Operation” if they renew their contract – including their spouses, children and parents. In Russia it is now openly called the “mercenary amendment.”

Nearly four years after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow continues to recruit people for the front – while Putin, in parallel, continues to talk about peace.

 


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