The United States confirmed the information that the Russian Federation may attract foreign mercenaries for the war with Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby spoke about this in a CNN commentary..

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“Despite more than 150,000 Russian servicemen, the advance deep into Ukraine has been stopped, especially in the north. In such a situation, Putin decided to try to attract foreign mercenaries for the war,” added the Pentagon speaker..

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Earlier it was reported that Moscow began to recruit military in Syria, who know how to fight in urban conditions, for the war against Ukraine..

The WSJ writes that such a move indicates a possible escalation of hostilities in Ukraine.. Some of the Syrian militants are already in the Russian Federation and are preparing for hostilities.

Arab media reported that the Russian Federation offered Syrian volunteers between $200 and $300 to travel to Ukraine and work there as " Note that Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad..