Dmitry Medvedev says Russia has no need for mobilization, claiming contract recruitment is meeting or exceeding rates planned for early September.

Dmitry Medvedev says Russia has no need for mobilization, claiming contract recruitment is meeting or exceeding rates planned for early September. He dismissed reports of a new mobilization as "lies and provocation" aimed at stirring the public ahead of State Duma elections. Medvedev said he oversees recruitment on Putin's orders and also claimed some Ukrainian units are only 20-30% manned.