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Russian President Vladimir Putin his statements about

Putin's statements about "referendums" are addressed to the Russians - ISW

Russian President Vladimir Putin his statements about "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine addresses the internal audience in Russia. About it writes the Institute of War Study (ISW). Analysts say that in this way the dictator hopes to improve the possibility of forming Russian troops, urging citizens to voluntarily go to the war to "protect" recently "annexed" to the Russian Federation.

Video of the Day "Putin and his advisers, apparently realized that the current Russian forces were not enough to win Ukraine and that the efforts of rapid creation of large troops through voluntary mobilization reach the culmination without meet the needs of the Russian military," the Institute said.

Experts suggest that in this way Putin artificially creates legal and informational conditions to improve the formation of the army of the Russian Federation, without resorting to the extended conscription, changing the balance of the whip and gingerbread, which the Kremlin uses to stimulate voluntary mobilization. Analysts are also convinced that "Putin is intended to restrain the Armed Forces by annexation to consider Ukraine's liberation as an attack on the Russian Federation.