Russian President Vladimir Putin can soon mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russians, writes The New York Times in an article on the upcoming Epistle of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly.
“In his message, Putin will probably only double the efforts to implement his strategy in Ukraine. He will again prove that he not only saves Ukraine from” Nazism “, but also saves Russia itself from the capture of NATO. Based on the events. last year, he almost certainly considers his war to be a battle for the restoration of the historical lands of Russia and, as a result, himself as modern Peter the Great. Representatives of American intelligence say that they find signs that he can soon mobilize more Russians into the army, adding Hundreds of thousands to 300,000 people already called up, ”the publication says.