Lawmakers spent exactly 180 seconds discussing the draft law. The document passed with the support of 341 deputies. No one opposed it, and just one deputy abstained.

Before this draft law arrived in the State Duma, the federal government endorsed it, while simultaneously noting that clauses in the bill contradict existing laws on military service. The maximum penalty for evading the draft in Russia is two years in prison. In the first six months of 2017, more than 300 men were convicted of draft evasion. They were all let off with fines.

What is this legislation?