Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Defence Minister to help would-be foreign fighters "move to the combat zone" in Ukraine and side with Moscow.Russia's Defence Minister says there are 16,000 volunteers in the Middle East ready to volunteerDefence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russia knew of "more than 16,000 applications" from would-be fighters for Moscow in the Middle East.
"[They want] to take part in what they consider a liberation movement," Mr Shoigu said, on the side of Russia-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Mr Putin told Mr Shoigu that Russia should help would-be volunteers to "move to the combat zone" and contrasted them with what he called foreign "mercenaries" fighting for Ukraine.
He also approved the handing over captured Western missile systems to Russian-backed rebel fighters to use against Ukraine.
That's because Russians don't want to kill Ukrainians, their neighbours and fellow Russian speakers.
Hopefully the demand to be paid in US$ or gold, otherwise they’ll feel ripped off pretty soon
So much for the might Of The Russians...
Not doing well ?
mfa_russia KremlinRussia_E MedvedevRussiaE GovernmentRF RussianEmbassy Putin wants foreign fighters from Syria. So much for islamists quoting their holy book when Muslims must not harm muslims? When you look at Russian soldiers and their kit, sorry, they’re actually shite!
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Question where is the rest of the Russian army? OK some of its on the NATO border and some is in Syria but where is everyone else? Either that or the Russian military was way more broken than thought. It's clear logistics and maintenance haven't been kept up.
Putin’s threats of escalation tell us that he’s feeling the heat. So hold his feet even closer to the flames.
Surely there are adults around this clown that see he’s getting out of hand, it’s obvious he’s desperate and no longer playing with a full deck. Time to go dead or alive the former is preferred.
We all say putin needs to be publicly executed!
Hardly a vote of confidence in his own military or a signal that things are going to plan. The mighty Russian military needs outside help to make further significant progress in Ukraine! Desperate situations require desperate measures! 🤷♂️
Payback from Al-Assad
Now Chinese can join the war.
He is losing and needs the support as his internal support slowly evaporates
CGWJS54139911 Does this mean Biden can now threaten nuclear attacks against those countries that provide fighters to Russia? My guess is all the Putin fans will have to say yes, unless they want to be hypocritic.
Russia, GOING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, AND HIRING PEOPLE TO FIGHT YOUR WAR, MAKES THEM MERCENARIES. Having people come to your country, pledge, and becoming members of the military, to fight for your cause, makes them volunteers, like in Ukraine. There is a difference.
This is comparable to Syria attacking Israel.
Of course he would.They will play dirty, really dirty as this goes on. He will say & do anything to get what he wants.
Yes have the foreign fighters killed instead of the Russian soldiers. Much more palatable domestically.
InOtherWords, Russia is looking to increase the number of troops it has on the ground by paying foreign mercenaries to fight on Moscow's side. The Russian president continues to carry out his morally deprived agenda at the expense of Ukrainians and his own soldiers 😕
They are. But they are fighting for Ukraine.
He’s about to disappear
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