Vladimir Putin calls up 160,000 Russians for military service
Vladimir Putin calls up 160,000 Russians for military service
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 into military service.
The decree, which was reported by news agency Interfax and also published on the government website for legal announcements, says conscription applies to all citizens aged between 18 and 30 and covers the period from April to July.
160k Russian troops attacking Ukraine = guaranteed death
160k Russian troops attacking the Kremlin = guaranteed win
They should consider their options
They've been drafting this amount of conscripts twice a year for the last several decades: nothing unusual here, not related to the war - would've happened anyway
Important detail you might miss. Conscription is not mobilisation. This conscription is biggest in some time but not that much. Euronews and other media know this is clickbait.
Putin did this to sow fear in Europe - he knows media will do everything for the clicks. Politicians who base all of their decisions on polling („centrists”) will act accordingly. This is how we are played.
It’s the Neoliberalism word being at fault for all of this again.
The headline is not clickbait. It's literally just reporting the news. The story beneath it is not sensationalist, it puts the number in context better than you did.
People read headlines only, that’s a fact, just look around (like Lemmy in general). Simultaneously headlines fight for your attention because that’s the only chance to show you more ads. This is an incredibly toxic combination even if it looks okay on paper. People are kind of dumb but that’s more of a character flaw that we all share. We need to be a bit more aware of that because there’s no cure without a proper diagnosis.
In 2011 the draft was for 218000: http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/32869/
you're right, but i still think the EU should arm itself at least to the point of being capable of self-defence.
it's not only about waging war, it's also about deterrence, and giving Europe some self-confidence.
Doing this after the report came out yesterday that there has been talk of them testing a NATO country, that would absolutely match your claim of this being saber rattling. It's totally in his best interest to look especially tough right now, more so with Germany showing strong mobilization the past few weeks.
That makes sense
Sounds like Vlady is really taking the peace talks seriously. I'm sure he just need 160k peace keepers to help rebuild. He's a super reasonable guy.
They draft this amount of conscripts twice a year for the last several decades - nothing unusual here and absolutely not related to the war.