[DannyTN]

There was a Russian MP who said that they only needed 2 weeks training.

But of course if they are already reaching the front lines, then they didn’t even get that.

I think the whole mobilization thing was designed to scare Ukraine into a peace settlement and surrendering their lands. It won’t work.

Hard to believe that Russia would want to sacrifice another 300,000 to 1,200,000 people in Ukraine, when the US and NATO have already said that their response to the mobilization is to accelerate weapon deliveries to Ukraine.

[Timber Rattler]

I think that Putin is quickly trying to refill the depleted ranks of his existing BTGs with any warm bodies he can get a hold of, and then ship them all to the Ukrainian territories and cities Russia now occupies to defend them after his sham referendums are done. They can’t attack, but I bet he thinks the new soldiers will defend if he puts enough “commissars” in the rear to shoot them down when they run.

[canuck_conservative]

I think the whole mobilization thing was designed to scare Ukraine into a peace settlement and surrendering their lands. It won’t work.

You are onto the truth there!

Russia is in a box now with the sanctions and wants them ended ASAP

Russia cannot win this war on the battlefield ... if they try, the sanctions could be in place for years

so they're trying to scare Ukraine (and Europe) into settling now ... like you say, it won't work

(if Russia really wants the sanctions to end, it can stop invading Ukraine!!)