Why are Russians queuing at the border with Georgia? | Eastern Express

Long queues at the Russia-Georgia border have revived memories of the chaotic exodus that followed Vladimir Putin’s 2022 mobilization.

Russian customs reported more than 20,000 border crossings in a single day, although Georgian authorities strongly dispute claims that tens of thousands of Russians suddenly entered the country. The nervousness comes amid persistent reports that Moscow could consider another mobilization after September’s State Duma elections. Russia’s contract recruitment system is showing signs of strain as the Kremlin searches ever more widely for manpower.

Join Eastern Express host Benjamin Lee and his guest, Mikhail Alexseev, Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University, as they look into what the traffic at the Verkhny Lars border crossing reveals about the mood inside wartime Russia.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction: Traffic jams at the Russia–Georgia border amid reports of impressment
04:14 Introduction: Why the number of people crossing the border is a political indicator
07:37 Interview: Risks linked to mobilization
13:58 Interview: Information control and Russia’s political stability
18:15 Interview: Likely prospects for Russian recruitment
19:25 Eastern News Flash

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