Peskov: mobilization call completed, but other provisions of the decree continue to apply

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the call for partial mobilization has been completed, but other provisions of the document continue to operate. Peskov did not say what specific points of the decree are in question. So the press secretary commented on the response of the presidential administration to the Pskov deputy of Yabloko Artur Gaiduk, which said that the mobilization was continuing.

“The conscription within the framework of partial mobilization was carried out until the established number was reached, which was necessary for the armed forces to fulfill their tasks. The Ministry of Defense reported that the established number had been reached, in connection with which the conscription of citizens as part of partial mobilization was stopped and completed, ”the spokesman emphasized.

At the same time, Dmitry Peskov noted that the decree on partial mobilization involves the implementation of other measures necessary to “perform the tasks of the armed forces.” In this part, the decree continues to work, the spokesman said. He refused to specify exactly what provisions of the document he was talking about, but said that this also applies to the closed item.

On November 24, Artur Gaiduk, a deputy of the Pskov regional assembly from the Yabloko party, said that he had sent an appeal to Vladimir Putin with a request to issue a decree on the completion of partial mobilization. On January 16, the deputy published in his Telegram channel response from the presidential administration. The document stated that on October 28, the conscription of citizens from the reserve ended, but the presidential decree on partial mobilization continues.

January 20 Dmitry Peskov to the question of “Kommersant FM” offered consider as a “legal feature” the wording of the administration’s response to the continuation of the decree on mobilization. “I’m not ready to answer you right now. I will clarify and then I will clarify the situation, ”the press secretary said then.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the announcement of partial mobilization in the Russian Federation” on September 21. In the text of the document, in addition to the provisions on the conscription of citizens for service, there is, in particular, a clause instructing the government to take the necessary measures to meet the needs of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, as well as a closed clause marked “for official use.”

On October 31, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the completion of the draft as part of partial mobilization. At the same time, an official decree on completion was not signed. The Russian president said he would consult with lawyers about signing the decree. As Dmitry Peskov later reported, following consultations with lawyers in the Kremlin, they came to the conclusion that a decree was not required. At the same time, unconfirmed information about the second wave of mobilization was circulating online. Dmitry Peskov in response to similar messages declaredthat this topic is “artificially awakened.”

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Erdni Kagaltynov