“Putin under pressure for new mobilization amid push by Russian Defense Ministry – WSJ Putin is under pressure to call up more troops for war.”, — write on: unn.ua
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“A few months before President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration in May, he met with Defense Department officials who were pushing for a new round of mobilization to raise more troops to offset Russia’s losses on the front lines in Ukraine, a person briefed on the discussions said. Putin rejected this idea, stating that he would like to use only those who voluntarily sign military contracts, the person said,” the newspaper writes.
As the publication notes, the discussion “revealed a difficult dilemma facing Putin.” “Although he has resisted the mobilization of troops, which could have political costs, Western estimates show that Russia is now losing more men on the battlefield than it can recruit to replace them,” the newspaper noted.
Neither the Kremlin nor the Russian Defense Ministry responded to requests for comment. Earlier this month, in response to a question about a new wave of mobilization, Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said: “This is not being discussed.”
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