Karina Bovsunovska16:23, 13.05.25

The dictator also named one of the main problems of the Russian economy.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said that one should not be afraid of new sanctions against Russia, but one should be prepared for anything. He said this during a meeting with Russian officials, Russian media reported.

According to him, high inflation is one of the main problems of today’s Russian economy. 

“The Russian Federation needs to make a ‘soft landing’ in the economy: ‘suppress inflation’ but not freeze development,” Putin noted.

He also spoke about mobilization in Russia. According to Putin, Russians join the army voluntarily.

“If the Kyiv authorities are engaged in forced mobilization, catching people like dogs on the streets, then our guys go voluntarily, they go themselves. They (Ukrainians – UNIAN) are currently catching 30 thousand people, and here 50-60 thousand come themselves a month,” the Russian president noted. 

Putin spoke about mobilization in Russia

Recall that earlier, military expert, reserve major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Hetman spoke about  the volume of Russia’s mobilization resources . He noted that in order to avoid protests, Russia is trying to recruit volunteers through contracts, offering them large payments, but, as Hetman says, this cannot last forever.

“Russians will not have enough financial resources. If you have to raise the financial reward, then there will be fewer people willing to do it. And to keep them at a certain level, you have to raise the payment again. But there are also certain reasonable limitations on how much it can be raised,” the expert emphasized.

(C)UNIAN 2025