# Russia has no need for mobilization — envoy to UN

https://mins.news/en/item/27783

- TASS, 2026-08-20 21:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175831

> Russia has no plans for a large-scale mobilization because it currently has no need for one, Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said. He added that rumors of an impending mobilization were aimed at destabilizing the situation ahead of elections, according to Dmitry Medvedev.

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