< p _ngcontent-sc89="" class="news-annotation">Political impotent half measures. This is how I can characterize Putin's signing of a decree on partial mobilization in Russia.
Unlucky on all fronts
The Russian army is now in a critical situation due to the lack of full compensation the losses it bears in Ukraine. The hidden mobilization of volunteers does not help, the convicts gathered in penal colonies also did not solve the problem.
And now, for more than a month, everyone has been talking about declaring war and general mobilization, but nothing is happening. An announcement of Putin's appeal to the “nation” appears, and experts, especially Russian ones, perk up – that's it, that's it! However, before the announcement appeared, the already depleted shares of Russian companies went into a hard dive on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
Revolt is coming
However, Putin did not speak yesterday . Something went wrong? The text of the document did not fit? And this morning, the President of Russia announces a partial, not a general mobilization in the country. Partial mobilization, which also will not solve any problems of the Russian army. Neither quantitative nor professional – none. And even more of them will add. One way or another, this will be a forced form of mobilization. And where there is coercion, there is always a place for disobedience.
Not immediately. Gradually. But in the news feeds of the Russian media there will be reports of refuseniks as part of a partial mobilization. Refuseniks, deserters and, most importantly, riots. Riots at the level of a unit or even a military unit.
That is, with just one stroke of the pen, Putin did not solve any problem, but created the prerequisites for a dozen new ones.
