"Disinformation": Putin Says No Plan To Deploy More Soldiers Against Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied plans for a new military mobilization, dismissing reports of a potential call-up as Ukrainian disinformation. While the Kremlin maintains that current recruitment is voluntary, international observers and Ukrainian officials remain skeptical due to ongoing battlefield losses.
Why it matters
The potential for further mobilization in Russia has significant implications for the duration and intensity of the Ukraine conflict and regional stability.
Russia has no present need to mobilise more men for its Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, describing speculation about another military call-up as Ukrainian "disinformation".Putin last ordered a "partial mobilisation" of reservists in 2022, following a string of military setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine.That order, which the Kremlin said applied to 300,000 people only out of population of around 140 million, was highly unpopular and prompted an exodus of draft-age men from Russia.The Kremlin has repeatedly denied plans for another call-up."There is no scenario today that would require mobilisation," Putin told a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok."This is a disinformation campaign by the enemy in the run-up to the State Duma elections, aimed at influencing the outcome," he said, referring to Russian parliamentary elections later this month."As is well known, our people enlist voluntarily and sign a contract," he said.Kyiv did…
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