“
Hello, Nikolai?
It is the military commissariat that speaks to you
”.
The day after the announcement of the mobilization of the Russian reserve to lead the war in Ukraine, the team of the opponent Alexeï Navalny wanted to trap the son of the Kremlin spokesman.
In a staging filmed and broadcast by the independent Russian media The Insider, we hear at the end of the line the voice of Nikolai, son of Dmitri Peskov, aged 32 and of draft age, refusing to report to the police station. .
"
Today you received a summons and you haven't responded yet
," begins Dmitry Nizovtsev, host of Popular Politics, a YouTube channel created by Navalny supporters, posing as a Russian police officer.
He then gives him an appointment at the police station the next morning: “
We are expecting you at 10 am
”.
At the end of the line, Nikolai's response is hesitant.
“
Obviously, I'm not going to come tomorrow at 10 a.m.
,” he replies.
“
You should understand that I'm Mr. Peskov
,” he continues, obviously embarrassed, “
and that it's not exactly my place to be there (...) Anyway, I'll solve this. .. to another level
”.
Partial mobilization allows Russia to requisition its reservists, who total some two million.
But in fact, however, Vladimir Putin indicated that only “
those who have already served (…) and who have relevant experience
” will be called up, that is to say 300,000 people, less than a quarter of the total reserve.
Since this announcement, Russian airports have faced a rush of Russians wishing to leave the country.
The number of internet searches mentioning the question "
how to break your arm
" skyrocketed after President Putin's morning speech.