Within the framework of the invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24 – according to the Russian president, the regional mobilization operation, aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, comes into effect immediately..
Vladimir Putin’s announcement was made during a televised address broadcast from Moscow this morning.
“Today, our armed forces are operating on a front line that exceeds 1,000 kilometers, jointly resisting not only neo-Nazi organizations, but the entire Western military machine,” the Russian leader said.
Russia, Putin insisted, was ready to use “all means” at its disposal “We will defend our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity and guarantee the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories”.
The Russian president again accused the West – namely NATO and the European Union – of trying to destroy the country.
“The objective of the West is to weaken, divide and ultimately destroy our country. They already say that they were able to end the Soviet Union in 1991, and now it is time for Russia itself to disintegrate, they plan. For a long time”, he said.
What does this “partial mobilization” consist of?
Given the situation, Putin considered it “necessary” to support a plan to “partially mobilize existing citizens, those who have already served.”Putin refers to the Russian Defense Ministry’s proposal.
Report Evgueni Mouravich, RTP correspondent in Moscow
“We are only talking about a partial demobilization”, he insisted, adding that rumors had circulated in recent hours about a general demobilization.
As per the proposal of Ministry of Defence 300,000 pre-bookers will be immediately mobilized. This is a partial mobilization because Russia has about 25 million reserves.
The Russian president warned against what he called a “nuclear threat” by the West, warning that Moscow could respond to these threats with all its weapons.
“If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use all available means to protect our people – it is not a matter of course. Dim“Fold.
Vladimir Putin criticized “irresponsible Western politicians” who agreed to the possibility of supplying “long-range weapons and missile systems to Ukraine”. These weapons “allowed Kiev to attack Crimea and other parts of Russia”.
The partial mobilization of civilians in reserve comes with immediate effect after recent Ukrainian developments on the ground.
In recent weeks, the Kiev counteroffensive has forced Russian troops to retreat in several regions, to which military and financial aid from the West, particularly the United States and the European Union, has contributed greatly.
“Ukraine has strengthened its repressive regime against its own citizens. (…) The policy of intimidation, terror and violence is taking increasingly monstrous, cruel and barbaric forms,” he added.
“We will support the decision on its future, which will be made by the majority of residents of Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in Zaporizhia and Kherson.”pointed out.
Annexation of these territories to Russia – as happened with Crimea in 2014 – paves the way for 15 percent of Ukrainian territory to be integrated into the Russian Federation.
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