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Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine
(www.politico.eu)
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That's literally just a planned spring draft. Happens every year from April 1st to July 15th and then there's the autumn draft from October 1st to December 31st. The planned numbers are higher than before (160k vs 150k in 2024), and I'm sure a number of conscripts will be coerced into signing a contract again, but this isn't exactly an unexpected event.
Army conscription is always weird every time it happens and should always be treated as such.
Why?
Your government needs you to go die for Daddy Putin. You don't think forced military service is weird?
No, I don't think there's anything weird about it at all. Because of a conscription system my country has one of the biggest and most credible militaries in europe and thus wont need to worry about Putin attacking us. Not having a credible military is how you get invaded.