Business and conscription in Russia

Business Daily

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News, Business

4.4 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Victoriya Holland investigates how businesses in Russia are surviving, as tens of thousands of men of working age are called up by the government to fight in the illegal war against Ukraine.

On the 21st September 2022, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced a partial mobilisation of 300 thousand reservists to fight in Ukraine. After this announcement thousands of young men fled abroad.

We hear from business owners that have stayed in Russia and now face real difficulties in terms of staffing, and from those who have chosen to relocate their operations entirely.

Presenter / producer: Victoriya Holland Image: Conscripted citizens in Russia; Credit: Getty Images

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0:00.0	All episodes of My Indian Life seasons one to three are available to binge in full right now.
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0:11.0	Just search for My Indian Life wherever you found this podcast.
0:19.5	Hello, welcome to the Business Daily.
0:22.8	My name is Victoria Holland.
0:25.2	Today we will find out how businesses in Russia are surviving, as tens of thousands of men
0:30.7	of working cage are called up by the government to fight in the war against Ukraine.
0:35.9	I have to bargain for each employee.
0:39.1	I change these two for one.
0:41.4	And we will ask what effect this is having on the Russian economy?
0:45.8	Rather than a sharp crisis, we are seeing the slow decline.
0:49.9	And that the best things of everything is gradually disappearing.
0:55.9	This is Business Daily from the BBC.
1:02.3	I repeat, we're talking of a partial mobilization only.
1:11.3	Only people in the military reserve will be drafted.
1:14.4	The priority will be on people who served in the armed forces,
1:18.1	who have military specialization and experience.
1:21.2	Those drafted before being sent to the places of service
1:23.7	will have mandatory additional training,
1:26.1	relying on experience gained during the special
1:28.0	military operation. The decree on partial mobilization has been signed. On the 21st of September,
1:34.9	2002, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of 300,000 people
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