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The media discuss the second wave of mobilization
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that rumors about the second wave of mobilization were “exaggerated from abroad”. The words of Peskov are quoted by the TASS news agency.
Context. Earlier, the media reported that the Kremlin plans to conduct a new wave of mobilization for the war in Ukraine. In particular, according to The Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to send 500 thousand mobilized to the front.
Putin’s spokesman said that Russians “need to focus on the statements that Putin made on this score.”
In early December, Peskov also refuted rumors about the closure of Russian borders for citizens of draft age. “This is an ordinary information duck. Information sabotage, ”said the presidential spokesman.
What else said Peskov:
- The Kremlin did not comment on the statement of Ukrainian intelligence representatives, according to which Putin instructed the former chief of the General Staff and the commander of the group of troops in the war in Ukraine Valery Gerasimov to seize the Donbass until March 2023.
- An increase in the number of the Russian army "is associated with the proxy-car, which the West leads against Russia." Earlier, Putin decided to increase the number of military personnel to 1.5 million people.
- Vacation of officials is the issue of ethics: "There are no hardware restrictions here."
- Putin will hold a meeting on economic issues on January 17.
- The President of Russia will visit “one of the defense enterprises” of St. Petersburg on January 18-on the day of the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the blockade of Leningrad.
What you need to know. On New Year's Eve, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov said that the Russians had a “about a week” left until the borders were closed and the new wave of mobilization. Later, the department began to talk about the start of mobilization on January 5 or 15.
What else to read:
- How the search queries in Russia and St. Petersburg changed amid rumors about mobilization.