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Putin offers to pay off debts as recruitment tool in war against Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin seemingly took a page out of President Biden’s book and is offering to write off debts for new recruits enlisting in the country’s military for one year.

In November, Putin signed a law allowing anyone who joined the Russian military after Dec. 1, 2024, to have debs of up to 10 million rubles, or about $96,000, written off.

The Associated Press reported that the law applies to debts in which a court order for collection was issued, and enforcement proceedings had commenced before Dec. 1, 2024. The legislation also applies to spouses of new recruits.

The move appears to be similar to one from Biden’s own playbook, though the latter does not connect loan handouts to military recruitment.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Moscow-appointed head of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Yevgeny Balitsky during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced $4.28 billion in student loan handouts as Biden and Vice President Harris prepare to vacate the White House.

The massive handout will give 54,900 public workers loan forgiveness but also brings the total loan forgiveness approved by Biden to nearly $180 billion for nearly 5 million borrowers.

The Biden-Harris administration touted the program for creating an «incentive» for public servants to «pursue and remain» in their careers by forgiving borrowers’ remaining balance after they made the 120 qualifying monthly payments.

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This photo taken on October 18, 2023 shows North Korean soldiers waving their national flags as they welcome Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after he landed at the airport in Pyongyang. (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)

For Russia, though, the measure to write off debts is just another way Putin plans to build up Russian forces as he continues his war against Ukraine.

The AP reported on Sunday that western leaders say North Korea has sent some 10,000 troops to help Russia’s military campaign.

Russia also reportedly recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in its war in Ukraine by luring them to Russia under false pretenses in coordination with the Houthi terrorist network, according to a report from the Financial times.

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A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2s5 «Hyacinth-s» self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 18, 2024. Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS )

The Yemeni recruits who were transferred to Russia under a «shadowy trafficking operation» were originally told they would receive high-paying jobs and Russian citizenship.

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However, after arriving with the help of a Houthi-linked company, many have apparently been coerced into the Russian military, forced to sign fighting contracts at gunpoint and sent to the front lines in Ukraine.

Fox News Digital’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.


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Asesinaron en Venezuela a un presunto custodio del hermano de Diosdado Cabello

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El capitán de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB) Darwin José Tarazona Prada, que habría sido integrante de la custodia del hermano del poderoso dirigente de Venezuela Diosdado Cabello, apareció asesinado por desconocidos de múltiples disparos en el interior de su vehículo.

El militar, de 29 años, fue encontrado el martes por la mañana en su automóvil Chery Orinoco blanco por agentes de la Policía Nacional Bolivariana (PNB) en el Distribuidor La Castellana de la Cota Mil, en Caracas. El auto estaba detenido a un costado del camino con la puerta del acompañante abierta.

Recientemente ascendido al grado de capitán, el militar pertenecía al Grupo de Acciones de Comando de la Guardia Nacional y también era piloto. Nacido en San Cristóbal (estado de Táchira), Tarazona estaba franco de servicio el martes tras culminar su jornada.

El cadáver fue trasladado a la Morgue de Bello Monte para la autopsia de ley. Durante la planimetría, los investigadores colectaron algunas evidencias de interés criminalístico y además reactivaron las huellas del vehículo.

“Darwin fue un buen hijo y un buen hermano”, comentó un familiar del militar al medio local El Pitazo, y agregó que el capitán ingresó de adolescente a la Escuela de Formación de Oficiales de la Fuerza Armada y en julio de 2024 recibió su último ascenso.

Luego de trasladar el cuerpo del militar a la morgue de Bello Monte, el Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc) comisionó a funcionarios de la División contra Homicidios para hallar a los responsables y determinar las causas del hecho.

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Aunque no hay una versión oficial, el móvil de homicidio se orientaría a una presunta venganza o a un acto de retaliación, debido al trabajo que realizaba el militar.

Algunas fuentes opositoras al régimen del presidente Nicolás Maduro han indicado que el militar asesinado integraba el equipo de seguridad de José David Cabello, hermano de Diosdado Cabello, todopoderoso número dos del régimen chavista, pero ninguna fuente oficial lo ha confirmado.

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