"Frog in boiling water": an expert told why Putin's martial law in the occupied areas

According to the expert, Putin does not want to stun the Russians instead of announcing every big step. He does everything gradually, hoping that the changes will be made by Russian society quietly. Russian President Volodymyr Putin has declared martial law in annexed Ukrainian regions to give the Russian military a free seizure of civic assets, buildings, and deploy resources as needed.

This was stated by the director of the program "Europe" of the Center for Strategic and International Research Max Bergmann, writes The Washington Post. According to the expert, before all this happened, but served Russian propaganda as "incidents on the ground. " "He (Vladimir Putin, ed. )" Is deprived of the facade and says, "Well, we are simply occupying these regions with military means. " And this is an important signal, "the expert said.

In addition, Putin's decision can create the possibility of mobilizing additional resources for Russian troops. The publication reminded that Moscow did not declare martial law since the Second World War. " In the Soviet period, Russia waged a number of wars, But she did it with her regular forces. She did not need to carry out the mass mobilization needed now, "Bergmann said.

As for response levels in 26 regions, including Moscow, which were also introduced by Putin, then, as the newspaper writes, it will allow the Russian authorities to control the industry by re -profiling them for military needs. , - Bergman said. If Russia needs more troops and resources, the martial law may expand other regions. Earlier, focus reported that Putin had declared a "martial law" in Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.