“There will be no restrictions In the financing of the army. They will have everything the Armed Forces want.” russian president Vladimir Putin in a public appearance russian defense ministry inside Moscow this Wednesday. In the heart of the Russian capital, Leader The Kremlin and its Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu While they valued the Russian ruling party’s call for a “special military operation” in Ukraine, they set new targets for Russia in 2023.
Shoigu He gave some information about the attack in Ukraine. According to Russian sources, “The West supplied weapons to Ukraine. $97 billion”. He also spoke of the number of Russian troops deployed. 250,000 soldiers at the frontMore than 100,000 received state awards. However, he pointed Russia The army needs more men to “guarantee the resolution of its missions to ensure military security”. 1.5 million military personnel.
To improve the Russian military capabilities, it was also proposed to gradually increase his age. recruitment For military service of citizens in the Army in Russia, the age limit is from 18 to 21, and the maximum age is 30. The defense minister justified this by saying it was “necessary”. strengthen security Russia’s “response to Moscow, which it believes NATO wants to develop near Russia’s borders,” or even Sweden and Finland expense“. Both Scandinavian countries have formally applied to join NATO in 2022. This was also the reason used to justify the creation of two new military zones: Moscow and Leningrad – the Saint Petersburg region and its environs, both to Finland and its environs. Close to Finland Estonia-.
“A shared tragedy”
Putin described the current situation as follows:tragedy” and, in his view, criminals are “third parties trying to destroy ‘russky mir’ – the Russian world – referring to lands historically related to Russia. He maintained his aggressive tone, although he felt that he was not expected inside Russia, assuring that the Eurasian country “almost always wanted to be part of the so-called civilized world.”
“The Ukrainian people have always been a sister town“He assured the Russian leader that he stressed that the current situation is a danger. “common tragedy”.
This look could be the last of it 2022Putin cancels his annual speech the duma Russian. “The President is not going to address[Parliament]until after the new year, because right now very busy schedule” this Wednesday assured Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
long and symbolic Press conference The one that Putin celebrates with national and international media every year, usually a marathon day, where the President of Russia answers questions from different newspapers and channels that have been decided before, for hours. dir-dir for the first time in ten years It’s one of the few years that Putin hasn’t acknowledged journalists and taken power at the turn of the century – with notable exceptions like when he was prime minister when his heir apparent Dmitri Medvedev was president.
Earlier, the Russian leader held a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, in which he confirmed the needs of Moscow and Minsk. to face together against the West. In it, they promoted trade between the two countries and strengthened relations between their armies. This Tuesday, Russian regional organizations mistakenly “reunification in a single country of Russia” and Belarus. Never publicly endorsed fusion two states are one and the same Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko He reiterated several times that it was not in his plans to become a “subject” of Moscow.