Viktor Alksnis
Russian President Vladimir Putin always carefully weighs his responses to the actions of Western countries, although Russian experts are also considering tougher options.
On Monday, September 16, President Putin ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China’s.
This was reported by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov in a conversation with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin.
According to Peskov, Russia has sufficient resources in the form of its Armed Forces to continue the special military operation and achieve all the goals set. “The special military operation will continue, and all goals will be achieved,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
Sergey Stankevich
Lucy Dickerson
