Russia could stop bombing Ukraine’s electric grid in exchange for territorial concessions, according to a top Kremlin official.
“It requires recognizing the legitimacy of Russia's demands within the framework of the special military operation and its results, reflected in our Constitution,” Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president, wrote on social media. “Then the power supply situation will get better.”
Putin held a public meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to declare that “the task of recruiting 300,000 people has been completed," in the words of the defense minister, saying that the military is making an effort to send only trained conscripts to the fighting. The exchange is an apparent effort to allay domestic Russian frustration about conscripts being sent to the front lines without proper training or equipment. Some Russian families have reported that they received notification that their relatives were killed in action within 10 days of being drafted, and the conscripts themselves have published complaints on social media about their lack of training and outdated equipment.
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, a key Putin lieutenant, is trying to rally Russia’s Chechen Muslim population to join the fight.
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