Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed “in principle” to the plan to lift conscription age, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday.
Last December, the ministry had proposed to lift the decrease age vary for army service from the present 18 years to 21 years, and the higher restrict from 27 years to 30 years.
Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu had additionally outlined plans to extend the overall variety of fight personnel to 1.5 million from 1.15 million.
Peskov stated new appointments within the military doesn’t imply change of Russian goals in Ukraine, including that the declared goals-denazification, demilitarization, safety of the Russian population-remain in pressure.
He stated the current reshuffle within the military’s prime command was as a result of change of scale of the “special military operation,” which started in February 2022.
Shoygu on Wednesday named chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov as “the commander of the joint forces” and another high-rank army chiefs as his deputies.
Peskov praised “the work” achieved within the metropolis of Soledar, which means claims of the mercenary group Wagner about taking the settlement below management.
“But there is still a lot of work ahead. It’s not the time to stop, it’s not the time to rub your hands, the main work is still ahead,” he burdened.
Peskov known as “alarming” the state of affairs across the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant that has been below Russia’s management since final March. He added {that a} assembly with the pinnacle of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi was not on Putin’s schedule.
The spokesman stated the UK didn’t request Russia about its lacking residents, allegedly disappeared in Donbas, but when such a request comes, it will likely be correctly handled.
