I guess Putin very well knows the need to mobilize, but he cannot do it without calling it a war. As for pensions/insurance for soldiers I think is only part of the payment problems. Recruitment payment for volunteers and regular payments for service must be mounting, and if not paid as promised could cause a lot of irritation spreading …
I guess Putin very well knows the need to mobilize, but he cannot do it without calling it a war. As for pensions/insurance for soldiers I think is only part of the payment problems. Recruitment payment for volunteers and regular payments for service must be mounting, and if not paid as promised could cause a lot of irritation spreading from mouth to mouth.
As I wrote in an earlier comment I suspect the exceptionally high losses in lives could be part of an old policy of the empire: to drain the regions of men who could start rebellions against Moscow. The volunteers seem to come mostly from other than Russian regions. One commentator was speculating about why Kadyrov was holding such a large part of the new military units in Chechnya. Could Chechnya be braking loose from Russia after all?
I guess Putin very well knows the need to mobilize, but he cannot do it without calling it a war. As for pensions/insurance for soldiers I think is only part of the payment problems. Recruitment payment for volunteers and regular payments for service must be mounting, and if not paid as promised could cause a lot of irritation spreading from mouth to mouth.
As I wrote in an earlier comment I suspect the exceptionally high losses in lives could be part of an old policy of the empire: to drain the regions of men who could start rebellions against Moscow. The volunteers seem to come mostly from other than Russian regions. One commentator was speculating about why Kadyrov was holding such a large part of the new military units in Chechnya. Could Chechnya be braking loose from Russia after all?