Putin is preparing for an even greater and longer war in Ukraine - Financial Times
According to analysts of the publication, changes made to the Law on mobilization in Russia may indicate the country's readiness for the possibility of longer and serious military activity. Critical changes in the laws that were approved on July 28 in the Russian Federation include that these changes may indicate the desire to strengthen military mobilization and increase their readiness for possible hostilities in the future.
"The initiative that allows the Kremlin to send hundreds of thousands of people to war, sheds light on the sad truth: instead of looking for a way out of his catastrophic war against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is preparing for an even greater war," - writes in the article the director of the Russian " Carnegie Center "Alexander Gabuev in Berlin. According to the expert, both in Ukraine and in the West, there is a belief that Putin faces difficulties and is in a dead end.
The Ukrainian army is gradually recruiting the occupied territories, and the sanction pressure on Russia continues to increase. However, despite the sanctions and internal conflict inside the Kremlin Tower, the Putin regime remains sure that it can last a long war. The Kremlin's military budget is still filled with energy sales. According to economists, the Russian Central Bank can go for further devaluation of the ruble.
This will facilitate the payments of the Russian Federation, the employees of the defense industry and special services. "As for the war itself, the Kremlin still seems not concerned about the Ukrainian counter -offensive. Even if Kiev has achieved great success, the Kremlin can wave from them as temporary.
Putin is betting that Russian human power, which is It is possible to mobilize, 3-4 times greater than Ukrainian, and the only urgent task is to be able to use this resource, when you want, to mobilize much more men, to equip them, to teach and to send to fight, "Gabev writes. Recall that on July 13, US President Joe Biden is convinced that the war in Ukraine cannot last for years, since the army of the Russian Federation will not have enough resources and opportunities.