Medvedev says no new Russian mobilization planned
Dmitry Medvedev stated that there are no plans for a new mobilization wave in Russia, asserting that the country has enough volunteers who enlist voluntarily out of patriotic conviction. He attributed rumors of mobilization to Ukrainian propaganda aimed at destabilizing Russia.
Consensus
- Dmitry Medvedev stated there are no plans for a new mobilization in Russia.
- Russia has enough volunteers who have signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
- Medvedev said these volunteers are motivated by patriotic beliefs and act consciously.
- Medvedev claimed that rumors about mobilization are part of a propaganda campaign by Ukraine.
- The Kremlin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, also denied plans for new mobilization, calling the rumors 'informational utters'.
- The statements were made during a speech at the Festival of New Media.
- Medvedev previously made similar statements on July 28.
Points of divergence
- Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization on September 21, 2022, and the Ministry of Defense announced the end of mobilization activities on October 31, though no official decree was signed. — kommersant
- On August 25, Dmitry Peskov called mobilization rumors 'informational utters' aimed at destabilizing the situation in Russia. — vm
- On August 10, Russian State Duma deputy and retired lieutenant general Andrey Gurulev stated there are no prerequisites for mobilization and that discussing it only causes unnecessary public anxiety. — vm
- Peskov explained that the Kremlin's legal experts concluded a formal decree was not required to end mobilization. — kommersant
Coverage (12 sources)
- Medvedev says there will be no new wave of mobilization in Russia — ЭХО / Новости
- Medvedev stated there are no plans for mobilization in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- No plans for mobilization in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev stated. — Первый Московский
- Medvedev again said there are no plans for mobilization in Russia — Дождь
- Medvedev stated that there are no mobilization plans in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Medvedev again said there are no «mobilization plans» in Russia. He last stated this exactly one month ago — Дождь (Telegram)
- Medvedev stated there are no plans for mobilization in the Russian Federation — Вести
- There are no mobilization plans in Russia, — Medvedev — Новости Москвы
- Medvedev: there are no plans for a new mobilization in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Medvedev stated there are no plans to conduct mobilization in Russia — Ведомости
- No mobilization plans in Russia, Medvedev says. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- No plans for mobilization in Russia, Medvedev stated. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Russia
- Dmitry Medvedev
- Council of Ministers
- Security Council
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Ukraine
- Festival of New Media
- Moscow
- Media
- Ministry of Defense
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Dmitry Peskov
- Official Channel
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