Moscow says it will bulk up its military as it doubles down on demented war plans.
Perhaps in a bid to explain away those humiliating setbacks, Shoigu reiterated the Kremlin’s claim Wednesday that Russia is fighting “the combined forces of the West,” and not just Ukraine. Putin, for his part, vowed to “improve the combat readiness of our nuclear triad” and to pour “unlimited” funds into the military.
He said Russia’s hypersonic Sarmat missile, capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads and hitting targets thousands of miles away, would be ready for deployment soon. Back in the spring, Moscow hadNews of the Kremlin’s plans to bulk up its military come after an embarrassing week for the Russian leader.
A wave of Russian media outlets, apparently trying to improve optics in light of Zelensky’s battlefield visit, cited the Kremlin to say Putin himself had recently visited the “special operation zone.” But the Kremlin was then forced to clarify Putin had actually only visited “military headquarters,” which were reportedly stationed in Russia’s Rostov region.
As the war drags on into its tenth month, Putin has apparently become acutely aware of growing backlash from ordinary Russians. On Tuesday, he signed a ordering that pro-war bloggers and state TV correspondents be enlisted on a “task force” to help federal authorities address issues with the president’s “partial mobilization.”
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