RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇸🇷🇺 HODGES: THE KREMLIN MAY BE PREPARING RUSSIA FOR MASS MOBILIZATION “The momentum of this war has changed. The Kremlin sees it and is now looking at its options. How do they change the narrative and momentum? Peskov acknowledged that Russia is at war, so they are preparing the Russian population for something else, like full-scale mobilization. The Kremlin closed the borders to the west with Finland, Estonia and Lithuania, and to the east with Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. They are doing this to keep in people who might want to leave to avoid mass mobilization. This is something we should be watching.” – Ben Hodges 🇺🇸 Russia 🇷🇺 may be tighteni

🇺🇸🇷🇺 HODGES: THE KREMLIN MAY BE PREPARING RUSSIA FOR MASS MOBILIZATION

“The momentum of this war has changed. The Kremlin sees it and is now looking at its options. How do they change the narrative and momentum?

Peskov acknowledged that Russia is at war, so they are preparing the Russian population for something else, like full-scale mobilization.

The Kremlin closed the borders to the west with Finland, Estonia and Lithuania, and to the east with Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

They are doing this to keep in people who might want to leave to avoid mass mobilization. This is something we should be watching.” – Ben Hodges 🇺🇸

Russia 🇷🇺 may be tightening its borders as the Kremlin prepares the public for a deeper commitment to the war.

Finland 🇫🇮, Estonia 🇪🇪, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, Georgia 🇬🇪 and Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 are all part of the picture Hodges describes.

When Moscow starts worrying about people escaping mobilization, it is a sign that the war’s momentum may be turning against the Kremlin.

— @WW3finalboss Jul 16, 2026