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Jussi Lassila, a researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute, estimates that after the motion was launched, the Russians, who shut themselves out of all politics, can no longer be indifferent to the war.
Russian in the last few days, the media has criticized the motion proposal announced in the country on Wednesday, its implementation and details. Criticism has also been presented by official bodies and the president Vladimir Putin supporters.
Speaker of the Upper House of the Russian Parliament Valentina Matviyenko is, among other things criticized how people with no military background or who are already quite old are assigned to the line.
Editor-in-chief of the national RT television channel Margarita Simonyan have wondered again how the recruiters have sent invitation papers to the wrong men.
Also, on Sunday, the Kommersant news website reports of the widespread anti-war demonstrations in Moscow and the seemingly arbitrary arrests made by the militia.
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Russian a researcher who closely follows politics Jussi Lassila says that the criticism in the Russian media speaks of a growing protest.
“It was to be expected that if we go to motion, this kind of reaction will come. However, I would still be careful to assess how extensive this will be,” says Lassila.
Lassila works as a senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy.
“I wouldn’t pay any attention to the reaction of Simonjani and other propagandists yet. It’s typical that when something happens that surprises the people, it gets caught up in official propaganda. It is an attempt to take into account the anger expressed among the people.”
Jussi Lassila, senior researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute.
Lassilan according to at least there are no signs in the air yet that any kind of rift will occur within the administration.
“In any case, there is such a source of dissatisfaction at hand that the ingredients for large protests and a turnaround in the attitude of the vast majority of citizens towards the war exist,” says Lassila.
“A Russian who has sought indifference and shut himself out of all politics can no longer be indifferent to the war.”
News site According to Lassila, Kommersant’s report on the protests shows how the shock of the movement is so great in Russian society that even the news site has been encouraged to report on it.
“Dynamics in protests always happen in some way through overcoming collective fear. When you notice that something is visible everywhere, the individual also has the courage to present criticism”, Lassila assesses.
“It’s always very difficult to know at what point the collective fear is overcome.”
Lassilan according to now it is essential to follow what happens in Russia in the coming weeks.
“All signs indicate that the business proposal will fail. A sufficient number of troops simply cannot be assembled. The big question is also what the big plan is, i.e. what the recruits are going to do. Taking into account the lack of training and equipment, bodies are coming if there is a big counterattack going on.”
Unconfirmed according to information, Russia would impose a ban on leaving the country in connection with the business launch, and it could possibly come into effect as early as next week.
According to the researcher, the ban on leaving the country would further increase the chaos in Russia.
“Cooperation between the authorities cries out for its absence in Russia. Then the defense administration hardly cares what the aggravation they get is causing in the rest of society,” says Lassila.
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