Publications in the Western media that the Russian authorities may allegedly announce an additional conscription for the SPIEF are unreliable information stuffing. This was announced on Thursday, June 16, by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Answering the question whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin intends to announce mobilization in his speech at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF-2022) on June 17, Peskov answered in the negative.
"These are false information stuffing," he commented.
On May 18, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, during the educational online marathon "New Horizons", said that mobilization in Russia is not necessary, but Russians should mobilize themselves and unite around the head of state.
Commenting on the likelihood of mobilization in early May, Peskov called this data nonsense.
The State Duma also responded negatively to the question about the possibility of mobilization in Russia.
On March 5, the President of the Russian Federation indicated that martial law is imposed in the country in case of external aggression, now Russia does not have such a situation and, hopefully, will not. Answering questions about Russia's special military operation to protect Donbass, he stressed that only professional military personnel are involved in solving tasks, and they are not going to attract conscripts.
On February 24, Russia announced the start of a special operation to protect Donbass. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the special operation pursues two goals — demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. According to him, both of these aspects pose a threat to the Russian state and people.
The operation began against the background of the situation in Donbass that escalated in mid-February. The authorities of the DPR and LPR reported increased shelling by Ukrainian troops, announced the evacuation of civilians to the Russian Federation and asked for recognition of independence. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a corresponding decree.
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