However, such actions by the dictator Vladimir Putin may provoke resistance in Russia’s ethnic enclaves, according to experts. They point, for example, to the founding of the anti-war movement “Jaunā Tiv”, in which Tivian activists have united.
Recently, the number of regional volunteer battalions has increased in Russia, and many of them are composed of members of various ethnic groups.
“These testimonies allow us to assume that Putin may not want to announce general mobilization, not wanting to mobilize a large number of ethnic Russians,” admits ISW.
Earlier, both ISW and other experts pointed out that the Russian military units fighting against Ukraine are dominated by representatives of ethnic minorities – Chechens, Ossetians, Tivians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvash and others.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army stated on Tuesday that the Russian command is assigning representatives of ethnic minorities to the most risky offensive operations, and that this is why dissatisfaction is growing among them.
CONTEXT:
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a springboard for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence for these claims. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukrainian statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a general condemnation of the international communityagainst Russia more and more sanctions are introduced. Many western companies have decided to leave the Russian market.
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