The son of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov fell for a joke phone call: After news that 300,000 reservists would be mobilized in Russia, an alleged recruiting officer called Nikolai Peskov to talk to him about his military service. The 32-year-old then stated indignantly that he would settle the matter “on another level”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that 300,000 reservists would be called up to fight Ukraine sparked protests and a one-way run from Russia. A young man from the Kremlin area was also not very enthusiastic about having to fight for his homeland in the war against Ukraine: the son of the Kremlin press spokesman was fooled by a phone call from the team led by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny strayed and defended against his alleged conscription.
“You must understand, I am Mr. Peskow”
The call was made by Dmitry Nisovtsev, posing as an officer in a live broadcast on the Popular Politics YouTube channel and reminding Nikolai Peskov of a suspected date for his draft. He was supposed to report to the military commissariat the next day: “We’ll be waiting for you tomorrow at 10:00,” said the fake officer. In view of this news, he falls from the clouds. “You must understand, I am Mr. Peskow. It is not at all right that I should come there,” said the Kremlin spokesman’s descendants sullenly.
Peskow warned: “Neither you nor I need that”
Nikolai went on to explain that he did not authorize voluntary conscription: “I need to understand in general what is going on and what my rights are. That you take me tomorrow – believe me, you and I do not need that.” When his interlocutor was not deterred, he added: “I have no problem defending my homeland – but I must understand that my appearance there is expedient is “I’m talking about certain political nuances.” If it was an order from Putin, he would be called up, he continued, but warned, “I am not a simple man.”
Protests against mobilization in Russia
After the announcement, Kremlin critic Navalny warned that Putin’s announced partial mobilization would lead to a “massive tragedy”. He fears a “huge number of deaths”. To stay in power, the Russian president wants to “smear the hands of hundreds of thousands with blood”. Thousands of Russian protesters also expressed their dismay at the mobilization: more than 1,000 people were arrested during protests.
Source: Krone
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