Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Moscow Pressures Soldiers to Stay Enlisted to Sustain War Economy
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 14, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Moscow Pressures Soldiers to Stay Enlisted to Sustain War Economy
By Ksenia Kirillova
Executive Summary:
* The Russian economy is stagnating as a result of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, making signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense one of the only ways to make money.
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Moscow Pressures Soldiers to Stay Enlisted to Sustain War Economy
By Ksenia Kirillova
Executive Summary:
* The Russian economy is stagnating as a result of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, making signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense one of the only ways to make money.
* B . . .