US think tank: “Russia staged assassination attempt on Putin to justify new mass mobilization”

The alleged “assassination” of Russian President Vladimir Putin was most likely staged by Russia. The Kremlin hopes this will justify another large-scale mobilization of Russian citizens to the frontline. That is what the American think tank ‘the Institute for the Study of War’ (ISW) claims. “Russia wants its citizens to believe that the war is vital to them. The aim of the false attack is to justify stricter mobilization measures.

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