Originally Posted by
Tartiflette Fan
Given all the outrageous lies told to conscripts/enlisted troops ( training, food, equipment, signing-on bonuses ) does anyone really believe these payments will actually be made ? There is one comment towards the end of the report that "On at least some occasions, they have complained of being tricked into fortification work and of being underpaid or not paid at all."
Lying and being lied to are part of the Russian condition, unfortunately.
As Solzhenitsyn put it,
“We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they know we know they are lying, but they are still lying.”