Allies and opponents demand from Putin a general mobilization of the population for the war in Ukraine

various Russian leadersthis much allies of President Vladimir Putin as opponents to the leader of the Russian government, have been asking for mobilization general or partial population to perform a much more aggressive military campaign in Ukraine, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the east of the country. For example, the “special military operation” in Ukraine has turned into a war, a Communist leader has said, while a Crimean deputy from the United Russia party has assured that without general mobilization, which excludes the Kremlin for the time being, Russian troops will not achieving goals: “At the moment we are not talking about this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said during his daily telephone press conference.

Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has once again brought to the table the urgent lack of men in the ranks of the Russian army in Ukraine. In this regard, the Crimean deputy of United Russia Mikhail Sheremet has stated that unless this general mobilization of the population is carried out, the Russian forces will not be able to achieve the objectives set when the “special military operation” ended. February. It is an opinion shared by many Russian military experts and bloggers.

Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has criticized the generals’ mistakes on the battlefield and has been prepared to send 10,000 men to the front. The pro-Russians point out that the Ukrainian forces in Kharkov were eight times larger than the Russians, who chose to withdraw and leave fuel and military equipment in the hands of the enemy.

‘The special military operation has turned into a war’

For his part, Russian communist leader Gennadi Zyuganov admitted that the “special military operation” in Ukraine has turned into a war, for which all the country’s resources must be mobilized: “The politico-military operation against the Nazis, ultra-nationalists and fascists in Ukraine has turned into a war with all the letters that the Americans, the NATO countries and the united Europe have declared to usZyuganov said during his speech to the State Duma or Congress of Deputies.

Zyuganov has specified that “A war and a special operation are radically different, as you declare the operation and you can interrupt it, but the war cannot be interrupted even if you want to. You have to go to the end. It has two outcomes : victory or defeat,” he stressed, before pointing out that a war requires a response and “requires the maximum mobilization of forces and resources”, in addition to “the consolidation of society” and the adoption of new laws.

Precisely, the use of the word “war” to describe the Russian military campaign in Ukraine is punishable under the law passed by the State Duma last March, as is the case with the word “invasion”, which led to the open numerous criminal cases.

However, according to the press, Putin believes that the majority of Russian citizens are not willing to send their sons to Ukraine to fight. 70% of the population supports the military campaign to a greater or lesser extent, with 18% against it, according to the latest official poll.

Ukraine interprets Russia’s withdrawal from Kharkov as a major victory, allowing it to recapture thousands of square kilometers of territory; the Russian Defense Ministry, on the other hand, argues that its decision is aimed at strengthening its position in Donbass.