Putin Classifies All Information on Mobilization Policy as State Secret

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree classifying all information related to the country's mobilization policy and preparations as a state secret, a move officials say is necessary to protect against foreign adversaries.
The decree, published on the government's official legal portal on Tuesday, adds a new clause to Russia's list of state secrets. It now includes "information revealing the foundations of state policy in the sphere of mobilization preparation and mobilization in the Russian Federation."
The measure significantly broadens the scope of secrecy around Russia's ability to call up reservists and place its economy on a war footing. Previously, classified information was limited to specific data points, such as mobilization plans for the economy and troop readiness. The new decree makes the entire strategic policy a state secret.
A top lawmaker defended the decision as a "logical and reasonable" response to threats from "very real" adversaries. Andrei Krasov, first deputy head of the State Duma's defense committee, argued that access to such policy details could allow hostile states to analyze Russia's military capabilities, plan sabotage, or conduct information warfare.
"Possessing such information, our adversaries... could gain wide latitude for all sorts of maneuvers," Krasov told Russia's Parlamentskaya Gazeta.