This means only one thing: the Russians are getting ready

Experts estimate that this leads to only one conclusion, and that is that Moscow is preparing for a protracted war for the control of Ukraine.
The proposed new laws are intended to support the military and meet the "short-term increased need to repair weapons and military equipment," according to an explanation attached to the bills passing through the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.
The measures are a response to the fact that Moscow's plan for a quick victory after its invasion of Ukraine failed, with the conflict becoming a war of attrition focused on the eastern Donbas region, and that sanctions are predicted to take a heavy toll on the Russian economy.
"Russia has been carrying out a special military operation for four months under the enormous pressure of sanctions," said Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov.
"The burden on the Russian defense-industrial complex has increased significantly," he added to the Duma on Tuesday during a debate on the draft law.
"In order to ensure the supply of weapons and ammunition, it is necessary to optimize the work of the defense-industrial complex and companies that work in cooperation with the defense industry," he said.
The first draft of the bill, which has already passed its second reading in the lower house of parliament, will allow the government to oblige companies to fulfill state defense contracts and give the defense ministry and other bodies the right to change the terms of contracts. This would allow authorities, for example, to force a factory to shift production toward military needs and to control how much of a particular product or service a business provides.
However, the measures are primarily aimed at companies that are already on the list of...

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