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Putin's Decision to Not Hold a Draft, to Not Conscript More Russians Into This War
Vladimir Putin came into the presidency at the end of 1999 promising to make Russia a great power again. He was very much in contrast to Boris Yeltsin, his predecessor, as president who was kind of known as a bit of a drunk Vladimir Putin represented a fresh face. The Kremlin has responded with the launch of an extensive campaign to recruit volunteers to fight on TV and social media.