Putin calls 160,000 men to the army in a critical phase of the Ukraine secretion

Putin calls 160,000 men to the army in a critical phase of the Ukraine secretion

One of the largest military convening rounds in Russia has been in progress for several years, while President Vladimir Putin is driving the expansion of the country's armed forces. This happens in a crucial moment in the war in Ukraine.

new conversion cycle starts

Putin signed a decree that authorizes the current phase of the semi -annual convenient efforts, whereby the new convenient window begins on Tuesday and lasts until July 15th. During this period, 160,000 men between the ages of 18 and 30 will enter the Russian armed forces. This includes an increase of 10,000 compared to the wreckings in the spring of last year, i.e. an increase of more than 15,000 compared to three years ago, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

military expansion and strategic challenges

This convenient action is not new; Tass reported that the increase is caused by Putin's efforts to increase the size of the Russian military overall. Three years ago, the country still had 1 million military members, now there are around 1.5 million.

The new advance takes place at a crucial turning point in the war of Russia against Ukraine. Moscow is relating to the support of North Korean soldiers to push the progress of Kiev back in the Kursk area, and at the same time gained soil in the east of Ukraine, while the United States is trying to convey negotiations to end the conflict.

conditions and reports on unrest

The Russian law prohibits sending the soldiers called without adequate training to active combat areas. The official position is that the convened people are not sent to Ukraine, but reports have appeared that they are put under pressure or misleaded to sign contracts that lead to their use on the front in Ukraine. Others found themselves under fire in August 2024 when Kiev started his surprise attack in the course area.

military activities and diplomatic efforts

In the past few weeks, Russian troops have continued sustainable attacks in the Pokrovsk area in Donetsk and flown air strikes to Ukrainian cities, while the talks continued with the USA.

The ranking Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev is expected this week in Washington to meet the high-ranking Trump-Official Steve Witkoff. The aim of this discussions is to strengthen relationships between the two countries while trying to end the war in Ukraine.

DMITRIEV's visit will be the first to be a high -ranking Russian official since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 in Washington, D.C. undertakes and represents a further step in the clearly recognizable improvement of relationships between the two countries, since President Donald Trump came back into office in January.

contradictory positions and new conditions

Trump admitted last week that Russia may "hesitate". Putin, however, rejected Trump's most recent call to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and set up additional conditions-including the lifting of the US sanctions-for an armistice in the Black Sea after the negotiations ended last week and the moratorium was announced by the White House.