The Kremlin said on Tuesday there was no discussion there of declaring a general mobilization to support the country’s military campaign in Ukraine, days after a surprise Ukrainian attack forced Russia to withdraw from almost all of the Kharkiv region.
“At the moment, no, there is no discussion of that,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a question about a member of the Russian parliament’s claim that he was calling for an announcement of mobilization.
In response to a question about nationalist commentators’ criticism of the country’s leadership on the Internet and their demand for mobilization, Peskov said that this is an example of “pluralism” and that the Russians as a whole continue to support President Vladimir Putin.
He added, “The Russians support the president, and this is consistent with the people’s attitude… The people are united around the decisions of the head of state.”
He continued, “With regard to other points of view, critical views, as long as they are within the limits of the law, this is pluralism, but the thread is very, very fine. One has to be careful here.”
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