President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that following the State Duma elections, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin intends to carry out a mobilization and plans to call up between 300,000 and 500,000 people.
The president made this statement in an interview with Sky News, Ukrinform reports, citing his Telegram channel.
“Putin is not ready to stop this war. I've got the brief from intelligence. He is preparing for mobilization. He wants to do it after the elections on the 21st of September. He wants to increase mobilization in his country. Not very openly because he is afraid of his society, but he will do it in the first days of October. If we don't bring him problems with logistics, petroleum, diesel and if our partners do not push total sanctions against his aggression,” Zelensky said.
The president noted that the Kremlin leader aims to mobilize between 300,000 and 500,000 Russians.
“It will be a big problem because he will count on mobilization from 300000 to 500000. So I think it's not difficult for him to mobilize these people. Yes, he will have internal questions about it. I saw the polls; his society is against the mobilization,” he stated.
