Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine – POLITICO
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Summary

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 160,000 more Russians aged 18–30 be drafted from April 1 to July 15, amid U.S.-brokered ceasefire talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the Kremlin is preparing a major offensive in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, accusing Russia of stalling negotiations to gain territorial leverage.

Over 100,000 Russian soldiers are confirmed dead. Ukraine reported 46,000 dead and 380,000 wounded.

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    52·
    3 个月前

    Isn’t conscription already a thing in USA? Many countries silently paused conscription but it’s just there

      • invertedspear@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        3 个月前

        That’s the other guys point. We haven’t used it since the 70s, but the system is still in place to be used. Easy to fire it up again.

        • tikifire@lemm.eeEnglish
          9·
          3 个月前

          My point was at least half or more of the US population has little-to-no-memory of what that was like.

          My dad was drafted during the Vietnam era but I’m in my 50’s and have no actual memory of that time.

          I know it happened but I was really young when they stopped the draft and we’ve had several generations born since then who also have no memory of it.

          It would be politically dangerous for a government to restart a draft absent an actual world war-type situation or a dictatorship.