Putin Plans Covert Mobilization, North Korean Deployments

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a massive, unannounced mobilization through “shadow contracts” and border closures in a desperate bid to secure a victory in the Donbas. Zelensky stated that Putin will likely attempt to “twist the Anchorage terms”—referring to previous backchannel discussions with the US – to present a win to the Russian public. Furthermore, Zelensky revealed that Russia plans to deploy up to 50,000 North Korean troops to…