Putin: We will not recruit people to fight

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said that people will not be forced to fight in Ukraine and that only professional soldiers will be sent.

I think the recruited soldiers don't participate in hostility and will not participate. And there will be no additional calls from the reserve”, the Russian president said, writes Skynews, broadcasts Clankosova.tv.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops have entered Ukraine since the beginning of the February 24th conflict, with the US saying almost all 150,000 stationed at the border before the invasion have been deployed.