Putin Launches 'Debt or Death' Program: Enlist Now, Your Sberbank Loan Vanishes!

New decree offers up to 10 million rubles in debt forgiveness for one year of service, turning the Ukrainian front into a financial reset button for broke Russians.

In a move that analysts are calling the world’s most aggressive debt consolidation plan, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree offering full debt relief—up to 10 million rubles—to any citizen willing to sign up for a one-year tour in Ukraine. The program, effective immediately, applies to mortgages, car loans, and even that overdue credit card bill from that sushi place you forgot about.

“This is not about war,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a press conference held in front of a giant banner reading “Your Debt, Our Bullet.” “This is about financial literacy. We’re teaching Russians that the best way to get out of debt is to get into a trench.”

The decree makes no mention of a cap on eligible recruits, leading economists to wonder whether Russia’s entire national debt could be forgiven by simply having every citizen sign a military contract. “If 10 million people enlist, that’s 100 trillion rubles in canceled loans,” said Maria Petrova, a fictional economist at the State University of Creative Accounting. “At that point, why not just draft the whole country and call it a victory over inflation?”

In a related development, Putin also signed a law authorizing the use of Russian armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad—a legal loophole so broad that any Russian tourist who gets a bad meal in a foreign country could now trigger a military intervention. “We’re just looking out for our people,” Peskov added, adjusting his tie. “If a Russian citizen in Helsinki gets a parking ticket, we have the right to send in tanks. It’s basic diplomacy.”

Human rights groups have expressed concern that the debt relief program could coerce vulnerable individuals into enlisting. “This is basically a gladiator arena where the prize is not being bankrupt,” said Ivan Volkov, a spokesperson for the fictional group Russians Against Sad Bank Balances. “But at least they’ll die debt-free.”

Recruitment centers across Russia have reportedly seen long lines of citizens clutching loan statements. One recruit, 34-year-old Dmitri from Chelyabinsk, told state media he owed 8 million rubles on a used Lada that he accidentally drove into a lake. “I was going to get a second job,” he said, “but this is faster. Plus, if I die, my family doesn’t have to pay. It’s a win-win.”

Western governments have condemned the legislation as a pretext for further aggression. “This is just a way to get people to fight while pretending it’s a personal finance seminar,” said a U.S. State Department official. “We’ve seen similar tactics in payday loan commercials.”

As the war grinds into its third year, independent estimates suggest tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed. But with the new law, the Kremlin may have found a way to turn casualties into write-offs. “We call it ‘Human Capital Depreciation,’” said economist Petrova. “It’s not a loss; it’s an asset revaluation.”

*Editor’s note: Kevin, our editor, asked us to clarify that he did not, in fact, enlist after his student loan payment was due last week. He is currently hiding in the break room.*

Ispirato da: Putin offers debt relief of up to 10 million rubles to new military recruits for the Ukraine war.

Categoria: Politica

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