As this 400th day of war in Ukraine begins, the services of the British Ministry of Defense report that the Russian media indicate that the authorities are preparing to launch a vast military recruitment campaign with the aim of enlisting 400,000 additional soldiers.
Russia presents this campaign as a campaign to recruit voluntary and professional personnel, rather than as a new compulsory mobilization even if in practice It is quite possible that this distinction will fade and that the regional authorities will try to achieve the recruitment targets set for them by forcing men to enlist.
Furthermore, the situation around the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant is worrying. Yesterday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said “to try” to find a compromise between Moscow and kyiv to secure the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, near which he deplored a “increase in military activity“.
“I try to prepare and propose realistic measures that will be approved by all parties“, Mr. Grossi said.Disaster must be avoided“, he added, regretting that “military activity is on the rise throughout this region“with in particular a”significant increase in the number of soldiers“.
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