Mobilisation fears grip Russians as Moscow's forced recruitment spikes

https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/mobilisation-fears-grip-russians-as-kremlins-forced-recruitment-spikes

Human rights groups said they recorded a surge in forced recruitment since mid-August, amid reports that Russia is preparing a new mobilisation wave after September's elections.

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lennybird@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 9d (6 replies)

Their country is so utterly fucked, and for what? To what end? Senile autocrat with delusions of grandeur...

HubertManne@piefed.social · 15 pts · 9d (2 replies)

it the us future if the next election does not go massively against republiMagaland.

ms_lane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 9d (1 reply)

It won't, as evidenced in many threads here- The people who sat home last election because Kamala Harris wasn't perfect and allowed Trump to be elected don't see that they did any wrong and have said they'll do it again.

Just write off USA, they functionally fully support Trump.

Edit: I have to pull my self up here, I wrote Kamala and Trump. It's patriarchal to write female politician's first names but use male politicians surnames.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 8d

never notice that but there have not been a whole lot. like with clinton you have the problem of which one but the same issue comes up with roosevelt although I think he was known more as teddy

SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 7 pts · 9d (2 replies)

US or Russia?

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 9d

whats the difference.

lennybird@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 8d

I was close to editing my comment to note this yesterday lol.

Trump, MBS, Netanyahu, Putin, Xi, Erogan, Modi....

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 9d (1 reply)
nkat2112@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 9d

Word.

MushuChupacabra@piefed.world · 7 pts · 9d (1 reply)

Forced "recruitment".

orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 9d

Aka, press-ganging.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 9d

st petersburg and moscow is putin. oligarch center of political influence, you guys better revolt.