Looking for a concept that is understandable to both Christians and Muslims, they are trying to divert attention from dissent among religious minority groups in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Russia announced a new reason for continuing military operations in Ukraine, the fight against “fanatics” who seek to renounce the values of the Russian Orthodox Church, Islam and Judaism, the so-called “complete de-Satanization” of the country. According to the analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), in search of a new religious concept that is understandable to representatives of various faiths, the Russian leadership is trying to solve the problems of minorities in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Declared “partial” mobilization in Russia to a large extent < strong>relies on national minorities, which in some places leads to tragic cases, such as at the polygon in the Belgorod region. Presumably, that is why Russian high-ranking officials are increasingly trying to connect the Russian Federation's war in Ukraine with religious concepts, supposedly accessible to both Christians and Muslims.
Read also: “Ukraine is our territory in general”: Kadyrov said that Russia “will not stop anywhere” of Satanism”. Assistant Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Oleksiy Pavlov, made similar remarks.
“These statements may indicate a desire to divert attention from dissent among religious minority groups in the Russian Armed Forces. As previously reported, conflicts between Muslim and non-Muslim servicemen have caused surges of violence in the ranks of the Russian army,” says the ISW report.
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