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→Russian response to NATO interference: partial mobilization
Additionally all military service contracts currently in force (usually 3 to 12 months) were extended indefinitely. All soldiers serving at the front were to receive the same pay contract soldiers receive, including prisoners recruited out of prisons in exchange for a for a full pardon. The pay was 195,000 rubles per month (about $3,750 at current exchange rates). Putin said that the current conflict was instigated by the West, noting that the Western countries seek the destruction and disintegration of Russia. He said that the West had been supporting international terrorists, promoted the [[infrastructure]] of the NATO offensive close to Russia's borders and fostered [[Russophobia]].
Additionally all military service contracts currently in force (usually 3 to 12 months) were extended indefinitely. All soldiers serving at the front were to receive the same pay contract soldiers receive, including prisoners recruited out of prisons in exchange for a for a full pardon. The pay was 195,000 rubles per month (about $3,750 at current exchange rates). Putin said that the current conflict was instigated by the West, noting that the Western countries seek the destruction and disintegration of Russia. He said that the West had been supporting international terrorists, promoted the [[infrastructure]] of the NATO offensive close to Russia's borders and fostered [[Russophobia]].
[[File:Dmitri Utkin, Russian Neo-Nazi from Wagner.jpg|250px|thumbnail|Dmitri Utkin, Russian Neo-Nazi, torturer and author of the name of the Wagner Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2023/08/25/quien-es-dmitri-utkin-el-comandante-con-tatuajes-nazis-que-le-puso-nombre-al-grupo-wagner/|title=Quién es Dmitri Utkin, el comandante con tatuajes nazis que le puso nombre al Grupo Wagner|date=26 August 2023|publisher=Infobae|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/europe/manifestations-en-ukraine/enquete-guerre-en-ukraine-dmitry-utkin-le-tortionnaire-de-wagner_5831285.html|title=Guerre en Ukraine : Dmitry Utkin, le tortionnaire de Wagner|date=19 May 2023|publisher=franceinfo:|language=French}}</ref>]]
Defense Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said:
Defense Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said:
{{quotebox-float|"In reality, we are fighting the [[collective West]] plus NATO. When we speak about it, we mean not only the weapons being supplied [to Kiev] in huge batches, but also about systems of communication and information processing systems.}}
{{quotebox-float|"In reality, we are fighting the [[collective West]] plus NATO. When we speak about it, we mean not only the weapons being supplied [to Kiev] in huge batches, but also about systems of communication and information processing systems.}}