President Putin meets with soldier's mother

27th is Mother's Day in Russia.

In 1998, then-President Boris Yeltsin established Russia's own Mother's Day, the last Sunday in November, as a day to express gratitude to mothers at home.

On November 25, the Russian president's office released a video of President Putin meeting with the mothers of soldiers before "Mother's Day".

In this, President Putin praised that "mothers are the foundation that supports the country," and expressed gratitude for his understanding of sending children to the battlefields of Ukraine, and emphasized support for soldiers. emphasized.

It seems that he wants to gain the public's understanding of military aggression and suppress dissatisfaction and opposition to the mobilization of reservists.

On the other hand, President Putin said, ``Everyone will die someday.

In August, President Putin signed a presidential decree to give women with 10 or more children the title of 'mother hero', reviving the Soviet-era system.

On November 14, the title was given to two people, one of whom was the wife of Mr. Kadyrov, who has sworn allegiance to President Putin and leads the Chechen militants.

U.S. War Research Institute ``Disclosed as a soldier's mother''

According to the Russian Presidential Office, President Putin met with the mothers of Russian soldiers dispatched to the front on November 25 at the president's official residence on the outskirts of Moscow.

The president's office has released a picture of Putin talking to about 20 women for more than two hours.

Among the announced participants are women who are military mothers and who also serve as government employees and local heads of pro-government groups.

"General mothers of mobilized soldiers would not have been allowed to attend these meetings," Russian independent media reported, adding that only mothers who were convenient for the regime were invited. I showed you my point of view.

The American think tank War Research Institute also published a meeting with women in influential positions in the political world under the guise of an exchange of views with the mothers of mobilized soldiers. We called on people not to trust the inconvenient media reports regarding the incident, and expressed our solidarity with the soldiers' families."

Mothers and Wives of Mobilized People 'Right to Know the Truth'

Across Russia, the families of soldiers who were sent to fight in the Ukraine invasion are voicing their concerns and dissatisfaction.

On November 23, the “Council of Mothers and Wives,” an organization formed by the mothers and wives of the mobilized people, held an online meeting between the capital Moscow and various parts of Russia, with about 2,000 people participating.

The participants complained one after another about the reality of what their sons and husbands were forced to do on the battlefield. Among them, a woman who said her husband had been sent to the front line without training said, "I have no water, food, or decent clothes. I'm just in Zangou," she said, revealing her anxiety about her husband being placed in a poor environment.

In addition, a woman whose son, who is seriously ill, was mobilized said, ``She needed to undergo two surgeries, but she was taken.'' sued.

In addition, a woman who lost contact with her husband while he was sent to Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine said, "When I checked the unit to which she was assigned, the unit no longer existed," she said. rice field.

The woman said that she had come to Moscow from a provincial city about 400 kilometers away to make direct inquiries to the Ministry of Defense. I have the right to know the truth about

The group that hosted the meeting held protests in St. Petersburg, Putin's hometown, in mid-November, calling for an end to the military invasion. It has been reported that it has been held in 15 municipalities in Russia since October.

Several Russian media have also covered this online meeting, and it seems that these complaints by the soldiers' families are gradually spreading in Russia.

NGO working on human rights protection "Mobilization violates human rights of many people"

In an interview with NHK, Alexei Tabarov, representative of the NGO "Conscription School", which works to protect the human rights of Russian soldiers, revealed the current situation surrounding mobilization.

Mr. Tabarov is currently based in Europe to escape the pressure of the Putin regime.

In an online interview with NHK, Tabarov commented on the situation immediately after President Putin announced the mobilization of reserves in September, saying, ``I received a large number of inquiries from Russian citizens asking, 'Am I eligible for mobilization? More than 3,500 consultations were sent online, and the telephone hotline was overwhelmed.It was a very tense atmosphere."

“Russian society was unprepared for mobilization because the Putin regime had instilled in them the idea that military operations would take place in a distant world, and everyone should lead a normal life at home. And suddenly, war came, and the fact that they were detained in a violent way and sent to the battlefield was a shocking event for many citizens."

After that, Mr. Tabarov said, "In rural areas, there are cases where people were randomly put on buses and sent to the battlefield. Today, I was consulted by a man who said he was mobilized despite being unable to move one hand." He pointed out that there is a suspicion that people who are not eligible are also invited.

“The Putin government seems to have thought that in large cities such as Moscow, there could be a movement against the mobilization. In Tuva, Siberia, most of the men were sent to war."

"This mobilization is a human rights violation against a large number of people. On the other hand, the problem is that many citizens are not aware that their human rights are being violated. During the roughly 20 years of the Putin administration, the people have They have been robbed of their autonomy, critical thinking and ability to oppose."

Meanwhile, the Putin administration announced in October that it had completed the planned mobilization of 300,000 people, but Tabarov said, “I think this is a false calm. There is also a view that martial law will be introduced.The Putin administration is treating people as resources and is trying to engage in a war of attrition of human resources," he said, adding that the administration may decide to mobilize further depending on the situation of the war. I showed you my point of view.