As the Kremlin moves to increase defense spending and change laws surrounding troop mobilization, experts are warning that these are signals Russia is preparing for a "protracted" war not only with Ukraine, but with NATO as well.
On July 22, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament submitted a bill that proposes "to change the approach to the conscription of citizens for military service and establish that the conscription of citizens for military service is carried out during the calendar year," according to the Kyiv Independent.
