Russian president declines to end decree that has allowed call-up of thousands of citizens
Vladimir Putin appears to have allowed for future waves of mobilisation after declining to end a decree that has called up tens of thousands of Russians to fight in Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry this weekend announced the end to the “partial mobilisation” that Putin declared in mid-September. Yet Russian legal activists and media noted that only Putin had the authority to end the mobilisation, leading him on Monday to claim he “hadn’t thought about that” and would “speak with lawyers”.
