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Old 02-16-17, 08:41 AM   #11
ikalugin
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I thought your boss said no Russian troops were fighting with the separatists? Seems that was a lie based on your post.
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In general I will. However I also must, as I am a reservist and if reservists are mobilised I am legally obliged to answer that call. This means that if Russia was invaded or if general war has began I would go into the Armed Forces.

That said I would only volonteer in only few cases, when I both feel strong moral responsibility to go and when there is no official mobilisation. Back in 2014 I was considering going to Ukraine.
-considering-

Considering something does not mean doing something. Nor was I an active duty serviceman at the time, so even if I did go I would have been a regular volonteer and thus my actions would have been within the official narrative.
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