The first reaction of the Ukrainian presidency after the speech of the Russian president.
THE mobilization on her side of Russia was predictable and will prove unpopular, suggesting the war is not going according to Moscow’s plan, the presidential adviser of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak.
In his written message to Reuters, he said that the Russian president Vladimir Putin attempts to shift the blame for starting an “unprovoked war” and blame Russia’s deteriorating economic situation on the West.
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s first conscription since World War II, warning the West that if it continues what he calls “nuclear blackmail”, Moscow will respond with the power of its entire arsenal.
The partial conscription ordered by Putin significantly escalates the conflict in Ukraine and comes at a time when Russia is facing a Ukrainian counteroffensive that has pushed Russian forces into retreat and surrendering hard-won Ukrainian territory.
“Absolutely predictable move, which looks more like an attempt to justify their (the Russians’) own failure,” Podoliak wrote in the first reaction of the Ukrainian presidency after the Russian military intervention.
“The war is clearly not going according to the Russian script, and therefore Putin has had to make extremely unpopular decisions to enlist and severely limit people’s rights,” he wrote.
“The Russians who called for the destruction of Ukraine ended up getting: 1. Conscription. 2. Closed borders, blocked bank accounts. 3. Jail for desertion. Everything goes according to plan, right? Life has a great sense of humor,” wrote Podoliak on Twitter.
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