What the Russian authorities said about mobilization

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in March

“Neither conscripts, nor those who are called up for training, we do not use anyone and are not going to use anyone in this military operation. I presume that our army will solve all the tasks facing it. I don't doubt it for a second. This is evidenced by the entire course of the operation. She's on track, on schedule. Everything is being done as planned by the General Staff.”

Deputy Head of the State Duma Defense Committee Yuri Shvytkin in May

“There are no grounds for disseminating information about a general mobilization allegedly being prepared in Russia, neither now nor in the future. These rumors appear with reference to foreign sources in order to sow some confusion, panic among the population.”

State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev in September

“If there is [mobilization], I will put on epaulettes and a uniform and move on. Today there is no apparent need, but if tomorrow NATO troops climb through Ukraine to us, then what should we do? Yes, there are problems today, but for general mobilization, martial law must first be declared.”

Andrey Klimov, head of the Federation Council Commission for the Protection of State Sovereignty, in September

“Opponents of Russia have long wanted military mobilization to begin in our country and martial law was introduced, the people would begin to boil in a sense, and they would get what they want. That's what they're trying to achieve."

State Duma deputy Irina Filatova in September

"No one has officially announced the mobilization, and there are currently no plans to do so."

Head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov yesterday

“ There will be no general mobilization. The president has spoken about this more than once and is directly speaking through his press secretary Dmitry Peskov and many other politicians at the federal level. "Law" is not the same as "mobilization". It is not adopted specifically for a special military operation, it is adopted in order to fulfill it for a long time. At least until the time comes when the need for it disappears.

Sources: " Parliamentary newspaper ", " Chita.ru ", Regnum , " Interfax ", "Moscow-24" , RBC