Brno political scientist on CT: It is a typical Russian-style mobilization
26/09/2022 21:31 | Online
About a quarter of a million men have fled Russia since Wednesday, when partial mobilization was announced. According to information, the Kremlin is preparing to close the borders. On whether Russia will succeed in slowing down the mobilization of the Ukrainian armies in the war, the progress of the department of international political scientists Zdeněk Kříž If help from the West continues, even mobilization, according to him, will not lead to the fact that Russia will be saved from defeat in Ukraine. According to Kříž, President Putin also settles accounts with protesters against mobilization and war with the summons order
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the Russians to oppose the mobilization. He told the Russian soldiers that Putin was sending them to their deaths. And he also came with an offer for them: “Surrender, we will not send you back to Russia, and we guarantee you decent behavior.”
Currently, tens of thousands of Russians are fleeing due to mobilization from Russia. “Russia needs to balance the disparity in manpower between the Russian and Ukrainian armies as soon as possible, because it is extremely difficult to occupy a country the size of France with 200,000 soldiers when that country is stubbornly defending itself,” says political scientist Kříž.
According to Kříž, the Russians come with summons orders six months late. “In order for the mobilization to have an effect in the form of providing well-trained military personnel, those Russian mobilized soldiers appear at the front about six months earlier than they should,” he pointed out.
He assessed the course of mobilization in Russia: “The picture is very diverse. Overall, it seems that following such a Russian way, the mobilization is basically going as expected. Putin’s regime is also settling scores with its enemies through mobilization. This means that he preferentially summons those who opposed him, whether in demonstrations against mobilization or protests against the war in Ukraine,” continues Kříž.
“We are simply seeing a mixed picture where mobilization may not be progressing as quickly as official Russian authorities would like. But he is progressing after all,” he sums up.
According to Kříž, can this mobilization slow down Ukraine’s progress in this war? “It depends on many factors. The most important factor is whether Ukraine’s support from the West will last. If so, then in my opinion this mobilization, given the resources available to Russia, will not lead to Russia being saved from defeat in Ukraine,” says political scientist Zdeněk Kříž.
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