Putin Bets on a Massive New Mobilization to Break Ukraine Stalemate
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Putin is reportedly planning to mobilize up to 400,000 more Russians for Ukraine, leveraging regional authorities and coercive tactics, and possibly widening hybrid attacks against Ukraine’s allies. While some see escalating costs and pressure domestically, officials note he aims to project strength even as NATO risks remain, and his hold on power is described as secure but increasingly strained.
- ‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War Kyiv Post
- The Economist: Putin fears ending the war without victory. ‘They will hang me,’ he reportedly told his inner circle. Meduza
- ‘Information Ducks’: Kremlin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors The Moscow Times
- Putin will soon order a full mobilisation. This may be his Afghan war moment The Telegraph
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