Russian Parliament Approves Bill That Will Give President Putin The Authority To Shift The Russian Economy To A War Time Economy

FILE PHOTO: Russian lawmakers attend a session of State Duma in Moscow. © Reuters/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA  

Reuters: Russian parliament passes first vote on war economy measures 

LONDON (Reuters) -Russian lawmakers on Tuesday gave the first stamp of approval to two bills that would authorise the government to oblige businesses to supply the military with goods and their employees to work overtime to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told parliament the moves were driven by the need to support the military at a time when Russia's economy was under "colossal sanctions pressure" from the West, more than four months into what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine. 

"The load on the defence industry has increased significantly. In order to guarantee the supply of weapons and ammunition, it is necessary to optimize the work of the military-industrial complex and enterprises that are part of cooperation chains," he said. 

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WNU Editor: The public reasons for this Duma bill is to make sure that there are enough arms to fuel the Russia - Ukraine war. The real reason is to make sure there are enough arms available in the event that the war in Ukraine expands to a war against NATO.