For the first time, Putin signed a decree mentioning wartime
On March 3, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree according to which, in the event of a disruption of the state defense order during wartime, external management will be introduced in the companies implementing it. The document was published after a closed session of the Security Council.
Putin instructed the government to form a working group on the work of such companies. She will work at the collegium of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia.
In his decree, for the first time since the beginning of the war, the president of the Russian Federation directly refers to martial law, the Current Time channel notes. It is not currently introduced on the territory of Russia. However, in October, he introduced it on the territory of the regions of Ukraine partially occupied by Russian troops – Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- In December 2022, Sergei Shoigu of the Ministry of Defense said that over the past year, excavations had completed 91% of the state defense order for the main types of weapons and military equipment. According to him, in 2023, the volume of state defense orders will increase by 1.5 times.
- In September 2022, Putin introduced criminal liability of up to 10 years in prison for violating state contracts concluded as part of the state defense order, Sibir.Realii editorial office reminds.
