One of the aims is to stop the soldiers they have now quitting.
https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/status/1572509164127264770
https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1572504177292767232
It reminds me of Prince Bush’s stop-loss order games during the disastrous Iraq War. Of course, Putin’s version will be a lot more brutal.
Great analysis by an actual pro. Thanks for that link.
Another one:
I hope NATO countries won’t start appeasing Putin due to these threats.
And they have already increased the punishment for a variety of military crimes including desertion
Shot:
Chaser:
Honest question. Will the name of thread change if he’s thrown out in a coup or a full blown civil war breaks out?
This is exactly the kind of power Trump wanted wants.
It may be easier to simply accept conscription, suffer the dubious training, be assigned to a unit, get into Ukraine, then just run the fuck away.
When I first heard about the rapid withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, I was wondering what Putin was really planning. Maybe getting ready to dust off the Russian nuclear arsenal?
Then, when I heard about Russia’s rapid conscription of even more troops including the use of incarcerated people to serve as soldiers in the Russian military, I began wondering what [else] Putin was planning.
Here’s one self-identified Independent military history author and researcher unpacking the questions (I appreciate his compilation of the many threads of the Russian invasion of Ukraine including the Russian Orthodox Church’s involvement, use of Boards of Shame, and “officer slavery” (and more) so I am willing to consider his analysis pending further info):
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