Will Russia start a fresh mobilization drive?
Russia is preparing a new mobilization campaign to boost troop numbers, Ukrainian officials and independent Russian media outlets report. The Kremlin denies this.
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Russian authorities are planning to "expand mobilization" in autumn this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, citing intelligence services.
According to Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing to recruit additional Russian soldiers to fight in the war against Ukraine.
"He is concealing his intention behind different words and signals, but he is making preparations," Zelenskyy said.
"It is important that we, together with our partners, exert sufficient pressure on Russia so that the idea of ending this aggression — the idea of peace, rather than further Russian mobilization — prevails," he added.
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