Putin denies plan for new Russia military call up
Putin said Russia has no need for another call-up as speculation grows over battlefield losses and recruitment shortfalls, officials and analysts said.
- At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, President Putin denied rumors of new mobilisation, calling them a "disinformation campaign" aimed at influencing upcoming State Duma elections later this month.
- The Kremlin emphasizes current military manning relies on volunteers signing contracts, distinguishing operations from Putin's 2022 "partial mobilisation" of 300,000 reservists from around 140 million population.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in July that Moscow was preparing for a "new wave of mobilisation in the autumn," while The Institute reported Moscow appeared to be setting the "conditions" for future call-ups.
- Battlefield advances have slowed this year amid widespread drone use, with both sides suffering huge casualties; analysts note mobilisation remains a "very personal decision for Putin" contingent on his battlefield assessment.
- Despite the Kremlin's repeated denials of another call-up, recent legislation allowing the army to recruit more types of convicts maintains public speculation about potential future conscription.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will mobilize 300,000 new soldiers after the Duma elections on September 18-20.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that there are no plans for mobilization in connection with the war in Ukraine at the moment, and called the rumors about this “disinformation” in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Russia this month, BTA quoted France Press as saying. “At the moment there is no scenario that requires mobilization, “Putin said in response to a question during his address to the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladi…
Vladimir Putin rejects the information that Russia would prepare a new mobilization for the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin leader claims that, at present, there is no scenario that would impose such a measure and accuse Ukraine of an influence operation before the elections for the State Duma.
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