There is supposedly no war, but there will be veterans: Putin signs lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation granting combat veterans status to those who voluntarily went to war against Ukraine.Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on TelegramDetails: According to the law signed by Putin, persons who fight on the territory of Ukraine as part of volunteer formations formed by Russian state authorities are recognised as veterans (people with disabilities) of hostilities.Background:- In May, Putin signed the law enabling people under 65 to be recruited into the army under contract.- Before the announcement of mobilisation in Russia, Putin signed a law to specify harsher penalties for desertion, looting and surrender; later, he allowed conscripting citizens with unexpunged convictions for a number of serious crimes to be part of the mobilisation.We have launched English Twitter!"