Vladimir Putin has reportedly backed a proposal to enlist Russians classified as severely disabled, including the blind, deaf, and those missing limbs, into units tasked with shooting down drones over Moscow and front-line towns. The endorsement came at a meeting of Putin's United Russia party, where Kremlin-backed war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny pitched the idea of […] The post Putin endorses plan to recruit blind, deaf, and severely disabled Russians for drone defense appeared first on American Almanac .
Vladimir Putin has reportedly backed a proposal to enlist Russians classified as severely disabled, including the blind, deaf, and those missing limbs, into units tasked with shooting down drones over Moscow and front-line towns. The endorsement came at a meeting of Putin's United Russia party, where Kremlin-backed war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny pitched the idea of allowing volunteers with Russia's Category D medical classification to serve in regional drone defense roles. Category D covers individuals who are blind, deaf, living with active tuberculosis, schizophrenia, cancer, HIV, or who have lost limbs. Putin's response, as reported by The Sun , was brief and direct: "Zhen, I support it." The proposal has not been confirmed as…Open
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Watch TV , scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful. - It's a ubiquitous, emphatic, verifiable ... lie. Why it matters: Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League, go to a house of worship, mow their neighbor's lawn — and never post a word about any of it. This isn't a small minority. It's a monstrous, if silent, majority. Most Americans are patriotic, hardworking, neighbor-helping, America-loving, money-giving people who don't pop off on social media or plot for power. - The hidden truth: Most people agree on most things, most of the time. And the…Open