Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated this Tuesday that “270,000 Russians have voluntarily joined” the ranks of the Army and the volunteer groups fighting in Ukraine.
“We did a partial mobilization and 300,000 people enlisted. In the last six or seven months, 270,000 people voluntarily signed contracts to serve in the Armed Forces and volunteer units,” Putin said, estimating that between 1,000 and 1,500 people are signing contracts. every day.
The president of Russia referred to the mobilization during a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum, which is taking place in Vladivostok, in the far east of Russia.
On the other hand, Putin stated that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets by the “West to kyiv” will only “prolong the conflict in Ukraine.”
“They are going to deliver F-16 fighters. Will this change anything? I don’t think so. It will only prolong the conflict,” Putin declared, referring to the support of Ukraine’s allied countries.
Russia invaded Ukraine for the second time in February last year.
In the same speech, Vladimir Putin also stated that the seizure of Russian assets by the West “exceeds all limits”, but ruled out any state intervention in the national currency.
Putin dismissed what he called “sharp movements” by the state in the foreign exchange market to strengthen the ruble (Russian currency), whose depreciation forced the Central Bank of Russia to increase interest rates by 12%.
“There will be no sudden movements,” said the Head of State at the Eastern Economic Forum, responding to a question about possible state intervention in the foreign exchange market.
Putin also stated that the matter requires an “exhaustive analysis” by the Government and the Central Bank of Russia, which must review interest rates next Friday, during a meeting that was already scheduled.
Source: TSF
