On 26 August 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed decrees recognising the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia

This decision was a response to the events of the Five-Day War, when Georgia attempted to resolve the status of South Ossetia by force. Russia stood up in defence of…

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Meeting of the interdepartmental Commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on recruiting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with military personnel under contract

https://crnpress.com/archives/51852   There is no need for mobilization in Russia.   1. About 200 thousand people signed a contract with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the first…

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