Lemdro.id

1 point

2 days ago

I mean, same is true for Russian patriots, no?

Russians abroad always talk about how great the motherland is, but nobody wants to move back there and not just because of the war. Or have you moved back to Russia yet?

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP

4 points

2 days ago

Russian army has no problem recruiting volunteers to fight last I checked.

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0 points

2 days ago

I mean if financially motivated is volunteer, then sure. They’re getting paid real well lately.

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP

4 points

2 days ago

What’s stopping you from signing up for the foreign legion?

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0 points

2 days ago

Value proposition for me isn’t nearly as good considering my current income and potential foreign legion income. Would be a major loss. Putin’s offer is way better if you consider the median salary in Russia and what the recruits are apparently being offered.

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP

5 points

2 days ago

Military service in Russia does pay relative to median salary, no question about that. And I imagine volunteers end up being a far more effective fighting force than conscripts gang pressed into fighting which what the vast majority of the AFU is at this point.

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0 points

2 days ago

Yup, so while those people technically volunteer, I wouldn’t be so sure that they’re volunteering out of their love for the motherland.

Still, I reckon the order of motivation goes: Patriots who fight for the cause > Well-paid volunteers > Conscripts. So you’ve got that right. Unfortunately, I doubt Ukraine can offer any contractors nearly as much as Russia does.

I do hope there’s peace soon, but that’s still entirely up to Putin and literally nobody else. I’m pretty sure Ukrainians would be ready to accept a white peace immediately at this point, without even regaining Crimea or anything, but Putin needs to have territorial gains beyond that.

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