Russian President Vladimir Putin today set goals for the Russian armed forces for next year during a meeting with senior Defense Ministry officials. “We are also evaluating how the struggle has developed in Ukraine over the past nine months, so it will take some time,” says Russia correspondent Joost Bosman.
Awaited with great curiosity: Putin’s speech announced this week. “Putin will probably also give his speech announcing further measures. One could be that he will declare a war economy. Some have been there since last summer.’
War economy
A war economy gives Putin far-reaching powers to use all of the country’s industry to achieve war goals. This means that all businesses in Russia can be forced to work and supply the state. It also means that citizens may be forced to give up holidays, night work, work on weekends”.
It also means that Putin will be forced to declare that the “special military operation” looks like a real war. But this was entrusted to the Russian president: ‘The Kremlin wants the Russians to believe that Russia is not at war with Ukraine, but with NATO, the entire West. This is a people’s war, we have to defend our country, many Russians are sensitive to this.”
Dissatisfied Russian
However, Bosman points to two recent polls showing that more than half of Russians want a peace deal in Ukraine. How different than 9 months ago when 70% of the population still supported the special military operation. “You see a change in society.”
Asked what Russians see about the sanctions, Bosman says prices are high and some products are no longer available. The Russian doesn’t mind the latter, but inflation is becoming an issue. Especially since prices will continue to rise.
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Source: BNR
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