They volunteered because the monthly salary is more than most Russians earn in a year, especially in Southern/Eastern regions with no opportunities. Most sign up for the money, nothing more or less.
IAmWiking
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We had a similar situation in the UK following protests/riots in summer 2011. People caught up at the scene got attacked by police and layer sentenced, while someone who took a packet of chewing gum from an open shop front after the crows had dispersed was jailed for over a year. The Director of Public Prosecutions who oversaw this is now the leader of our "left wing" party...
Ultimately, state apparatuses are going to come down extremely hard on mass violent action because they represent a material threat to the state. Obviously these riots aren't going to topple the 5th Republic, but if the state was seen to be unable to control them, or was forced to compromise with them through leniency, then it shows a weakness which makes this more likely in the future.
I don't mean to be rude, but in your comments in this thread you're making a lot of arguments that don't really make sense. It's fine not to know much about a subject but the argument "no one has incentive to work in communism" is just a lazy anti communist argument from the 1950s. Some questions you might want to think about: What motivated people to work in pre-capitalist societies? Does capitalism "motivate" people to work or force them to sell their labour to survive? Do you consider capitalism to be a "natural" state of societal existence and if so, why?
Oh, I completely agree, but right wing grifters have a proud tradition of using libel laws to shut down criticism like this. Another commenter has explained that Farage can't actually sue in this case since the allegation is protected by Parliamentary Privilige, which probably explains why.
Thanks for the correction. I didn't realise the MP making the allegation was speaking in the commons.
As it says in the article, he's been designated a PEP because he allegedly took money from the Russian government. He denies this but hasn't sued the person making the allegation. Even in his rant on GB news he lists Ukraine first as a potential state known for bribery. He excuses Russian actions at every turn, it's clear he's getting something from them.
Not saying it's valid or that we should excuse it etc. Simply pointing out that the fact that the majority of Russian soldiers currently in Ukraine are volunteers doesn't necessarily mean they're all hyper-nationalists who love the war