“Colleagues, there is nothing to add to what the president said.
You well heard the President of Russia’s statement on this subject that there is no state need for a new wave of mobilization, and I will honestly tell you, as a member of the Security Council, I speak absolutely sincerely, this topic has never been raised, has not been discussed, and today it is not at all in agenda,” Matvienko said at a press conference following the fall session of 2022.
Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
She noted that rumors and fakes are a tool of the information war against Russia.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin noted that out of 300,000 mobilized, 150,000 people are in the special military operation zone (SVO) in Ukraine.