Russia faces a slowing pace of recruitment to the army of those willing to fight for money. Over the past month, the plan to recruit contract soldiers has been fulfilled by less than 70%, according to the RBC-Ukraine article “Peace plan and end of war? Is West pushing Ukraine to negotiations and how Zelenskyy will respond”. A source in the military suggests that Russia may face a dilemma this fall: mobilization or a possible slowdown in the offensive. Previously, there was no such problem as they recruited volunteers under contract. In some months, the recruitment plan was fulfilled by as much…