Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have taken an excerpt from President Biden's book, proposing to cancel the debt of new recruits joining the country's military for one year.
In November, President Putin signed a law that allows those who join the Russian military after December 1, 2024 to have their debts of up to 10 million rubles (about $96,000) canceled.
The law applies to debts for which a court has issued a collection order and enforcement proceedings have been initiated before December 1, 2024, the Associated Press reported. This law also applies to spouses of new employees.
The move appears similar to one in Biden's own strategy, although the latter does not link loan benefits to military conscription.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Evgeny Balitsky, the Russian-appointed head of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, November 18, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofiev, Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo, via AP)
Earlier this month, as Biden and Vice President Harris prepared to leave the White House, the Biden administration announced $4.28 billion in student loan benefits.
The massive benefit will provide loan forgiveness to 54,900 public employees, bringing the total loan forgiveness approved by Biden to nearly $180 billion for nearly 5 million borrowers.
The Biden-Harris Administration will create an “incentive” for public servants to “pursue and continue” their careers by forgiving balances after borrowers have made 120 qualifying monthly payments, a program was advertised.
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This photo taken on October 18, 2023 shows a North Korean soldier waving the national flag as he greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as he lands at Pyongyang airport. (Photo by Kim Won-jin/AFP via Getty Images)
But for Russia, debt cancellation is just another step in Putin's plan to build up Russia's military as it continues its war against Ukraine.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that Western leaders said North Korea was sending about 10,000 troops to support Russian military operations.
Russia has also reportedly worked with the Houthi terrorist network to lure Yemeni men to Russia under false pretenses and conscripted hundreds of Yemenis to take part in the war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported. It is being
Zelenskiy worries that it will be dangerous if Ukraine loses its unity 1,000 days after the start of the war, and that it will be defeated if the US cuts funding
During the Russian attack on Ukraine, soldiers of the 24th Mechanized Brigade, named after the Ukrainian army's King Danilo, drive a 2S5 “Hyacinth-S” towards front-line Russian troops near the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region. Fire a howitzer. , Ukraine, November 18, 2024. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukraine News Department 24th King Danilo An independent mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army. (Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Danilo Separate Mechanized Brigade Press Office/Data via Reuters)
Yemeni recruits transferred to Russia under a “shadow human trafficking operation” were initially told they would receive well-paid jobs and Russian citizenship.
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However, after arriving with the help of a person, Houthi-affiliated companiesmany appear to have been forced to join the Russian army, forced to sign combat contracts at gunpoint, and sent to the front lines in Ukraine.
Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
