Putin's threat, China's call for talk
For the first time since World War II, Putin has announced 'military mobilization', or an increase in the size of the military. Following Putin's warning in an address to the nation on Wednesday (September 21), China's Foreign Ministry called on all parties to engage in dialogue as well as consult and find ways to address security concerns. BBC news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Wednesday that China's position on the Ukraine crisis is well-organized and clear.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued to make threats to retake territory after Russian occupation, Russian President Vladimir Putin remained virtually silent. However, breaking the silence, he showed intense anger.
In his address to the nation, the Russian president called on reservists to rejoin the military for the first time since World War II. He said, if our territorial integrity is threatened, we will use all possible means to protect our people. It is not a scam. Russia has 'massive weapons to respond'.
Russia's defense minister said 300,000 soldiers would be called up in a partial mobilization of reserve forces and those with prior experience would be deployed.
Putin's announcement significantly escalated the ongoing conflict around Ukraine. Putin made the announcement at a time when Ukrainian forces are retaking territory one after another and the Russian military is being forced to retreat from their offensive.
Analysts say Russia's partial integration is a vague idea. It could mean, however, that Russian businessmen and citizens would have to contribute more to the war effort. In addition, Russia has not yet declared 'war' against Ukraine despite its invasion of Ukraine last February. Moscow is calling this attack a 'special military operation'.
However, after Putin's new announcement, an official declaration of war may come, and in that case, it is feared that the level of conflict will increase.
Meanwhile, after Putin's announcement, Westerners are also shaken. UK Foreign Secretary Gillian Keegan told the press, "Obviously this is something we should take very seriously." Because, you know we're not in control. We are also not sure whether he is under control or not.
Putin said Western powers want to destroy Russia and they don't want peace in Ukraine either. Western countries have started a shadow war with Russia. If this continues, Moscow will respond with all the force of its vast arsenal. And Russia has enough weapons to respond. He ordered military mobilization to protect Russia's motherland, sovereignty, territorial integrity and people's security.
Putin also said his goal was to completely "liberate" the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, and that most people in the region did not want to return to Ukraine as slaves.
Earlier Putin signed a directive to increase Russia's military by 137,000 personnel. Currently, the total number of members in the Russian military is more than 1 million. There are about 9 lakh civilian workers.
According to Putin's directive, "the number of members of the armed forces of the Russian Federation has been set to increase to 20,39,000, of which 1,150,628 will be military members."
