Russian President Putin signed a law abolishing the upper age limit for those wishing to enter into the first contract for military service. The document is published on the portal of legal information.
According to the old legislation, the Russians had the right to conclude the first contract at the age of 18 to 40 years.. Foreign citizens - from 18 to 30 years old. Now there is no upper age limit.
The bill was introduced on May 20 by United Russia deputies Andrey Kartapolov and Andrey Krasov. They explained the need for changes by the fact that "
On May 25, the State Duma immediately in three readings, and 10 minutes later the Federation Council adopted the bill.