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Amendments to Regulation on Military Service

January 3, 2015

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Amending the Regulation on the Military Service, as enacted by Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1237 of September 16, 1999.

The executive order determines the procedure for foreign citizens serving under contract in the Russian Armed Forces. Foreign servicemen can participate in operations during martial law, as well as in armed conflicts in accordance with generally accepted principles of international law, international agreements and Russian legislation.

The executive order also clarifies the procedure for Russian nationals who are not citizens of other countries doing their military service in peacetime with the Russian Armed Forces, the Interior Ministry Troops and military units of the Federal Fire Fighting Service.

January 3, 2015