Putin on conscription becoming a thing of the past

The President believes that only professionals can operate military equipment.

At a meeting with Energomash employees, Vladimir Putin said that the professional army is becoming more and more in demand, and conscription is becoming a thing of the past. This was reported by an RBC correspondent.

We are moving towards creating a professional army. Due to the increasing complexity of military equipment, only professionals can operate it. The call is gradually becoming a thing of the past. True, this requires time and appropriate funding.

Vladimir Putin

In June 2018, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to transfer scientific companies to a contract basis. The department began forming them back in 2013, and now there are seven of them.

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