Russian Aggression and Putin´s Mass Mobilization
(World News Russia)

Opinion US President Trump receives a football from Russian President Putin as they hold a joint news conference. Photo: REUTERS/Grigory Dukor. Mass mobilization saved the Russian state on many occasions in past centuries, proving effective against Charles XII, Napoleon I, and Hitler. The Russians are still inclined toward mass mobilization, even though modern wars tend to be more short-term. But the large-scale military spending required to sustain mass mobilization will create additional problems for the already embattled Russian economy. Hints in the Russian media over the past year show that the Russians are set to return once again to mass mobilization. According to this concept, which...