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Russian officials trying to move assets abroad and open foreign bank accounts amid mobilization rumors, Bloomberg reports
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Key Points:
- Senior Russian officials have reportedly been attempting to open foreign bank accounts and transfer their assets abroad amid rumors of a new military mobilization, according to Bloomberg.
- Employees at Russia's draft offices are also reportedly advising friends and relatives to leave the country in anticipation of the mobilization.
- Speculation about a potential new mobilization has been circulating for weeks, particularly following the upcoming elections to Russia's State Duma.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russian authorities plan to mobilize up to 300,000 people this fall.
- Bloomberg's report did not provide additional details beyond these findings.
