INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Thursday, citing anonymous lawmakers and a Kremlin source familiar with the matter.The move would see war veterans make up more than
as saying.To prevent potential disloyalty among war veterans-turned-lawmakers, the Kremlin plans to bring in deputy governors and other
government officials who have served at the front rather than career soldiers, according to one source cited by Rustamova.State Duma
elections are scheduled to be held in September 2026.Authorities in Russia have increasingly sought to place Ukraine war veterans into
for their service.More than a dozen former soldiers have been appointed to government positions after completing the veterans training
