• The Kremlin will not initiate a nationwide mobilization effort to bolster its military, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, even as Ukraine is engaged in its most successful counterattack since Russia’s invasion of the country began.
• “At the moment no, there is no discussion of this,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about the possibility that Russia could mobilize its reserve forces. His comments contradicted Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the ruling party, who said a day earlier that “full mobilization” was necessary for Russia to succeed in Ukraine.

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