‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War

Does the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible really fear for his life?

"... Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate his war against Ukraine by sending up to 400,000 additional Russians to the battlefield, sources close to the Kremlin told The Economist. ...

One source said Putin believes ending the war without capturing at least all of the Donbas could threaten his survival. “They will hang me,” he reportedly told people close to him. ...

The planned recruitment could be delegated to Russia’s regional authorities, which would use pressure tactics to meet quotas while trying to prevent anger from spreading beyond the local level.

The system is reportedly already being tested in Russia’s Penza region, where men have allegedly been detained on the streets and forcibly sent to fight in Ukraine. ..."

‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War "In brief: Russian President Vladimir Putin fears defeat in Ukraine could cost him his life and is preparing to send up to 400,000 more Russians to the battlefield, The Economist reported, citing Kremlin-linked sources. The escalation could include intensified recruitment, repression at home and expanded hybrid attacks against Ukraine’s allies."

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