The British media Telegraph reported on the 29th local time that Russian President Vladimir Putin may abandon the term “special military operation” adhered to during the invasion of Ukraine and declare an all-out war.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Putin is likely to issue a national mobilization order in the coming weeks to make up for military losses.
“It is possible that President Putin will declare that he is at war with the Nazis around the world and that a large-scale mobilization of the Russians is necessary,” he said. said there is
President Putin announced that he would launch a special military operation aimed at neutralizing Ukraine’s power and eradicating neo-Nazis (far-right nationalists) in Ukraine, starting the invasion on February 24.
But the invasion, which Russia originally intended to end within weeks, has been going on for more than two months, and the offensive has stalled.
A source close to the Russian military said, “Russian forces are outraged by the failure of the offensive in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
The Telegraph reports that military leaders are calling on Putin to drop the term ‘special operations’ and declare war.
If Russia declares an all-out war, it entails martial law and mass mobilization, something Russia has been trying to avoid.
If mobilization is achieved, a reserve force may be summoned, and conscripts who have exceeded a year of conscription may be held in the army, but this is a politically burdensome decision.
Proclamation of martial law could lock down Russian borders and nationalize a significant portion of the economy, which is also inconsistent with Putin’s attempt to maintain a seemingly normal state by providing financial aid to households and businesses amid Western sanctions.
However, Nikolai Patrusev, secretary of the security committee, considered Putin’s closest aide, recently criticized “entrepreneurs are mired in market mechanisms” and publicly urged the transition to a wartime economy, saying that a self-sufficient economy is needed. added.
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