Putin is under pressure and delayed with full -scale mobilization in Russia - Newsweek
According to journalists, the Kremlin head delayed because it fears that such a decision can be violated by a propaganda narrative, which has been promoted in Russia for over 18 months. According to the political expert of the University of Chicago Konstantin Sonin, he stated that Putin is probably refrain from declaring mass mobilization because he realizes that the war is extremely unpopular among the vast majority of the population of Russia.
"There are a couple of millions who are very pleased to go against Ukraine. There are also a couple of millions that oppose the war. And there are tens of millions that do not support or protest," Sonin said. According to him, in Russia there is a recruitment of volunteers for war against Ukraine. As for propaganda, as Sonin noted, Russia is promoting the narrative that there is no war. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly conduct only a limited special military operation.
"Openly announced mobilization will be a sharp waste from this outlook, almost how to escape from the information bubble," Sonin continued. According to him, even if the Kremlin's head tries to mobilize even more Russians, he will even try to pretend that nothing new is happening. We will remind that earlier the media reported that in the Russian FSB they want a more aggressive war and the release of the Minister of Defense Shoig.
Five sources confirmed to reporters that in the Russian Federation they want to introduce martial law and mobilize. At the same time, despite the fact that President Vladimir Putin's reputation was also injured after Yevgeny Prigogine's rebellion, the Russians see no alternative. Former CIA Head David Petreus also said Putin would not apply nuclear weapons in Ukraine because of China and India's position. He noted that Russia can still go to the nuclear war, but under someone else's flag.