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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ...

The choreographed series of events was reminiscent of the Russian leader's announcement to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February. Putin also accused Western powers of providing Ukraine with long-range weapon systems that can strike deep into Russian territory — and again accused Ukraine and its allies of menacing Russia with nuclear threats. "Only those citizens will be drafted to military service who are currently in the reserve and first of all those who have served in the army, who have certain professions and have necessary experience," will be recruited for the campaign, said Putin in a televised address to the nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial military mobilization order came amid Kremlin-backed efforts to press ahead with referendums aimed at annexing ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of his country's military Wednesday, a significant escalation of his war in Ukraine.

Kyiv's military has been pressing to make further gains in Luhansk and Donetsk, which together form the industrial Donbas region that Moscow has made its primary goal since failing to seize the capital, Kyiv. Russian-backed separatist officials in the eastern areas of Luhansk and Donetsk, as well as the southern Kherson region and the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia, announced Tuesday that they would hold votes on formally joining Russia over four days starting Friday. Its public backers have delighted in the prospect of an “all-out war” and a new confrontation with the West. The sudden flurry of activity signaled that the Kremlin intends to not just dig in but to ramp up its efforts in a conflict that has dragged on for nearly seven months and recently tilted away from its forces. On Wednesday, the Russian leader stopped short of that step — which could have significantly boosted his ailing forces, but would likely take time and could also have proven unpopular with a public the Kremlin has sought to insulate from the effects of the war. [ Vladimir Putin](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/vladimir-putin) announced the [ partial mobilization of his country’s military](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/occupied-ukrainian-regions-vote-join-russia-war-counteroffensive-rcna48475) Wednesday, calling up reservists in a significant escalation of his [ war in Ukraine](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia-ukraine-news) after [ battlefield setbacks](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-retreats-ukraine-what-will-putin-do-military-kremlin-rcna47514) left the Kremlin facing [ growing pressure to act](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-retreat-ukraine-leaves-putin-pressure-home-rcna46616).

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said he's signed a decree on a "partial mobilization" of Russian citizens from Wednesday, nearly seven months into his war ...

[counter-offensive](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/09/ukraine-offensive-kharkiv-izyum-russiahttps://www.axios.com/2022/09/11/ukraine-troops-advance-kharkiv) earlier this month. [annexation of nearly 15%](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/19/putin-russia-annex-ukraine-kherson-donetsk-luhansk) of Ukraine. "It's not a bluff." [significant losses](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/14/zelensky-visit-izyum) in Ukraine since Ukrainian forces [launched a counteroffensive](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/09/ukraine-offensive-kharkiv-izyum-russia) earlier this month. [for referendums](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/russia-annex-vote-ukraine-putin)in Russian-controlled separatist territories that could lead to the [annexation of nearly 15%](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/19/putin-russia-annex-ukraine-kherson-donetsk-luhansk)of Ukraine, which have been widely condemned by world leaders. [a briefing](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/09/20/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-2/)on Tuesday.

President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization,” calling up 300000 reservists in a major escalation of his flagging invasion of Ukraine, ...

Both Hitler and Mussolini had to compromise, keeping the numbers of Waffen SS and the combat-ready Blackshirts down and placing them under regular military ...

Nor does either of them have the charisma to keep people from asking the most basic of practical questions: “Why is this supposed to be a matter of life and death to me?” And, most importantly, Putin hasn’t achieved the momentum of military victories that made both Mussolini’s and Hitler’s rhetoric far more attractive than it should have been. The values defended by the globalist West — LGBT, the legalization of perversions and drugs, the merger of man and machine, the ubiquitous mixing caused by uncontrolled migration — are inextricably linked to its military and political hegemony and the unipolar system. Even if Russians accept this narrative, however, the survivor and the individualist in them will doubtless wonder why it makes sense to die in this war. None of the “traditionalist” ideas Dugin, and Putin, would have Russians defend with their lives are as powerful as the evil constructs the 20th-century fascist leaders were so good at drumming into their nations’ minds. Western liberalism and the global military, political and economic domination of the U.S. Russian ultranationalists are aware of the shortage of to-die-for ideas and powerful stories. Belief in the superiority of the German Volk and the “Aryan race,” and thus in their final victory, prevailed for many months after Hitler’s armies ceased to be unbeatable. Many respondents would hesitate to tell a pollster — who might be a secret police official or some other kind of informer — that they like the folks the Russian military has been fighting for the last seven months. Yet Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine adventure is such a flop precisely because he is failing to ignite the kind of hatred and self-righteousness in the Russian nation that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini inspired in Germans and Italians. One could say Russians aren’t joining Putin’s war in Nazi Germany-like numbers simply because they fear for their lives, or because they’ve heard stories of how poorly equipped and commanded the Russian military was, or simply because Russia doesn’t appear to be winning. Both Hitler and Mussolini had to compromise, keeping the numbers of Waffen SS and the combat-ready Blackshirts down and placing them under regular military commanders in the field. The message the Wagner Group private military company is pushing in its ads is that of romanticized, testosterone-fueled adventure as an alternative to boring work in a factory — but its actual promise, too, is of a high, reliable income.

In a rare address to the nation, the Russian president called for a “partial mobilization” of people with military experience and said the goals of his ...

To the east, the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk fell to the Russians in June and July. The cutbacks, though expected to be temporary, are raising the risks of a painful recession in Europe. “Putin likely hopes to improve Russian force generation capabilities by calling on the Russian people to volunteer for a war to ‘defend’ newly claimed Russian territory.” Ukraine and its Western allies have called for the creation of a demilitarized zone around the plant, something Moscow has rejected. About a month ago, the plant was completely cut off from external power for the first time in its history, briefly plunging it into blackout and forcing the emergency diesel generators to be switched on for the first time. Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for the shelling at the plant, which has moved from one crisis to the next after being occupied by Russian forces in early March. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who was expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, said in his nightly address before Mr. It was also a way of acknowledging those in Russia who support the war but have criticized the Kremlin for not devoting the resources and personnel necessary to wage an all-out fight. Russia controls nearly all of two of the four regions, Luhansk and Kherson, but only a fraction of the other two, Zaporizka and Donetsk. “And if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. He said that Russia’s goals in Ukraine had not changed and that the move was “necessary and urgent” because the West had “crossed all lines” by providing sophisticated weapons to Ukraine. In a rare videotaped address to the nation, Mr.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the fighting reaches nearly seven months.

In another signal that Russia is digging in for a protracted and possibly ramped-up conflict, the Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to toughen laws against desertion, surrender and looting by Russian troops. Putin said he has already signed the decree for partial mobilization, which is due to start on Wednesday. “No amount of threats and propaganda can hide the fact that Ukraine is winning this war, the international community are united and Russia is becoming a global pariah.” The war, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. And now the war has come into their home.” Putin has previously warned the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to help Ukraine.

(CNN) -- Rusia movilizará parcialmente a sus ciudadanos, anunció el presidente Vladimir Putin durante un discurso muy esperado a la nación el miércoles por ...

El atractivo eran grandes bonos en efectivo y no se necesitaba experiencia. "El objetivo de Occidente es debilitar, dividir y finalmente destruir nuestro país”, dijo Putin. “Repito, estamos hablando solo de movilización parcial. Los diputados de la Duma estatal han introducido los conceptos de “movilización”, “ley marcial”, “tiempo de guerra” y “conflicto armado” en el Código Penal de Rusia, que ahora se considerarán factores agravantes en las sentencias penales. [¿Por qué Ucrania pasó al ataque y cómo puede responder Rusia? Esto es lo que sabemos de las contraofensivas en el noreste y el sur](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/09/15/ucrania-rusia-contraofensiva-orix/)

El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, ha anunciado una "movilización militar parcial" durante su esperado discurso televisado, pregrabado, ...

Tenemos que entender que estamos viviendo un momento histórico cuando Rusia empieza a reconocer sus pérdidas en el este", ha señalado, según ha recogido la agencia ucraniana de noticias Ukrinform. Sobre las rondas de negociaciones que llevaron a cabo Rusia y Ucrania, el presidente ruso ha asegurado que "una solucion pacífica no conviene a Occidente. "No habrá una movilización general, dijo en declaraciones al diario 'Parlamentstaya Gazeta'.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning that Moscow would respond with the might of all its ...

That paves the way for the formal annexation of about 15% of Ukrainian territory. 24 invasion of Ukraine and was accompanied by a decision to call up 300,000 extra reservists. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

El presidente de la Federación Rusa, avanza en la escalada del conflicto, admite que su país está en guerra y advierte: «Utilizaremos todos los m...

Vladimir Putin advirtió que en estos meses de confrontación Occidente ha convertido a los ucranianos, según traducción libre del ruso, «en carne de cañón». donde los dirigentes, desde el chileno Gabriel Boric a Emmanuel Macron han exigido el fin de la guerra. A lo largo de 14 minutos largos, Putin ratificó la legitimidad y el respaldo a los referéndums, -una «farsa» en palabras de Macron-, de las cuatro provincias rusas que lo anunciaron ayer: Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson y Zaporiyia. A última hora cambió de opinión y el Kremlin dio a conocer que su comunicado se produciría esta mañana. Asimismo, reivindicó la unidad del territorio ruso incluida la península de Crimea que anexionó en el 2014. Antes le envió otro a la OTAN al reprochar a Occidente que quiera «debilitar, dividir y destruir finalmente nuestro país».

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that ...

Putin said he has already signed the decree for partial mobilization, which is due to start on Wednesday. The war, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. Kartapolov said he wanted to “calm” people about the mobilization. And now the war has come into their home.” Foreign leaders have described the ballots as illegitimate and nonbinding. The swiftness of the counteroffensive saw Russian forces abandon armored vehicles and other weapons as they beat hasty retreats. Even a partial mobilization is likely to increase dismay, or sow doubt, among Russians about the war in Ukraine. Putin has previously warned the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to help Ukraine. Putin's announcement came against the backdrop of the U.N. The U.S. General Assembly in New York, where Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. Only those with relevant combat and service experience will be mobilized, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, anunció este miércoles la movilización de 300.000 reservistas del ejército para apoyar las operaciones militares que ...

"El objetivo de Occidente es debilitar, dividir y destruir finalmente a nuestro país. Sin embargo, es la primera vez en meses que Moscú da una cifra. Para mantener su poder personal, Putin se fue a un país vecino, mató gente allí y ahora envía una gran cantidad de ciudadanos rusos a esa guerra", aseguró Navalny en un video grabado en la cárcel y publicado por sus abogados. Brink la mañana de este miércoles. "Él y su ministro de Defensa han enviado a la muerte a decenas de miles de sus propios ciudadanos, mal equipados y mal dirigidos", escribió en un comunicado publicado por el Ministerio de Defensa en Twitter. Por su parte, la embajadora de Estados Unidos en Ucrania aseguró que la movilización parcial de militares reservistas ordenada por Putin muestran signos de "debilidad" y "del fracaso" de Rusia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial military mobilization Wednesday to call up as many as 300,000 reservists in a dramatic bid to reverse ...

The latest: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of troops in an address to the nation on Sept. 23 to 27 in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine, according to Russian news agencies. Putin, who sees Russians and Ukrainians as “one people” and denies Ukraine is a genuine sovereign state, insisted Wednesday that Russia was obliged to assist people in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. “He wants to smear hundreds of thousands of people in this blood.” “The purpose of this West is to weaken, divide and ultimately destroy our country,” he said in a speech that was clearly aimed at shifting public ambivalence into stronger national support for the war effort. Everyone understands that all the words about the defense of the Russian-speaking population [in Ukraine] and the fight for our brothers bear no relation to reality,” he said. “Russia must now understand that it cannot impose any will by military means, even by cynically adding mock referendums in bombed and now occupied territories,” Macron said in his address. After the winter, the West may not be so united,” he said, expressing optimism that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz would press Kyiv to accept a cease fire that cements Russia’s territorial gains. “There are no tickets and it is getting more and more difficult to leave by road,” he said. One Moscow millionaire who lives in Italy but had returned to Russia for a few days, described growing disenchantment with Putin and fear for the future among businesspeople. The plans to stage referendums in four occupied regions of eastern Ukraine — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson — from Friday to Tuesday pave the way for their illegal annexation into Russia, a step that will be rejected globally. “This is not a bluff,” he said, in a clear reference to Russia’s nuclear capabilities.

The cost of flights departing from Moscow skyrocketed after Vladimir Putin announced a “partial military mobilization” in a televised address.

The trip would typically cost between £120 and £185, making the price around nine times more expensive than the normal fare, according to Google data. The same flight ordinarily costs between £730 and £1,700. A large number of countries have placed bans on planes landing directly from Russia, including the U.S., the U.K., and most of mainland Europe. A flight to Tel-Aviv, Israel, from Moscow would normally cost between £350 and £570, but the cheapest flight on Wednesday costs £1,398 at the time of writing. Flights to Istanbul typically cost between £240 and £320 but the cheapest flight is a 13 hour 35 minute journey for £1,008 with Azerbaijan Airlines. Prices weren't available for flights to Armenia for Wednesday at the time of writing, but a single economy flight to the capital, Yerevan, for Thursday costs £1,117 ($1,267).

El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin pronunció un discurso este 21 de septiembre en el que hizo varios anuncios sobre la guerra en Ucrania.

En su discurso, que fue mucho más breve que los anteriores sobre la guerra en el vecino país, Putin acusó a Occidente de participar en un "chantaje nuclear". No podemos dejar de responder a su deseo sincero de determinar sus propias vidas (…) No quieren vivir bajo el yugo del régimen neonazi", dijo Putin al justificar su decisión. El movimiento de oposición Vesna convocó protestas en distintas ciudades este miércoles. Sergii Nikiforov, un portavoz del presidente ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, calificó la medida como una “gran tragedia” para el pueblo ruso. Kartapolov agregó que quería “calmar” a la gente sobre la movilización. En un discurso televisado, el líder del Kremlin anunció la “movilización parcial” de tropas. Y ahora la guerra ha llegado a su hogar”. Las cifras de soldados rusos no son actualizadas con regularidad por el Gobierno ruso y siempre están muy por debajo de las estimaciones occidentales. “Nuestras tropas no solo se enfrentan a las formaciones neonazis de Ucrania, sino a toda la maquinaria militar de Occidente. Kiev señala “signos de debilidad” detrás de las decisiones del Kremlin y la Unión Europea advirtió “consecuencias”. Miles de soldados de Moscú huyeron y dejaron atrás importantes vehículos y equipos militares. El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin pronunció un discurso este 21 de septiembre en el que hizo varios anuncios sobre la guerra en Ucrania.

Putin's address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming ...

The laws are expected to win approval of the upper house and Putin. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, said Russia would manipulate "sham" results to annex the land. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the voting as “noise” and thanked Ukraine’s allies for condemning the votes. Referendums have been discussed for weeks, but voting had not been expected until November. But the conflict he had hoped would be completed in weeks has dragged on for seven months with Ukraine has blamed Russia for the bombings, which international regulators warn could trigger a nuclear disaster.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on Wednesday, risking a deeply unpopular step ...

The war in Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. And now the war has come into their home.” The partial mobilization order came a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans for referendums on becoming integral parts of Russia — a move that could eventually allow Moscow to escalate the war. “To those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction ... Neither Shoigu nor Putin offered any other criteria for the call-up, so it wasn’t clear how many years of combat experience or what level of training those to be mobilized must have. The total number of reservists to be called up could be as high as 300,000, officials said. The balloting is all but certain to go Moscow’s way. The state communication watchdog Roskomnadzor also warned media that access to their websites would be blocked for transmitting “false information” about the mobilization. Foreign leaders are already calling the votes illegitimate and nonbinding. The first such call-up in Russia since World War II is sure to further fuel tensions with the Western backers of Ukraine, who derided it as an act of weakness and desperation. As protest calls circulated online, the Moscow prosecutor’s office warned that organizing or participating in such actions could lead to up to 15 years in prison. In his seven-minute nationally televised address, Putin also warned the West he isn’t bluffing over using everything at his disposal to protect Russia — an apparent reference to his nuclear arsenal.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared Russia's invasion of Ukraine a violation of the global order, sharpening his rebukes of President Vladimir Putin ...

A day ahead of Biden’s speech, two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans for referendums on officially joining Russia, votes the US has previously warned would be “shams.” She inherited a deep economic crisis, fueled by high inflation and soaring energy costs, that has led to fears the UK could soon enter a prolonged recession. Later Wednesday morning, Biden will host a pledging session for the Global Fund to Fight HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. But Truss has moved to rewrite those rules, causing deep anxiety in both Brussels and Washington. In his speech, Biden also announced $2.9 billion in US assistance to help address global food insecurity. Higher costs spurred in part by withering western sanctions on Moscow have led to an economic calamity that is causing political turmoil for many leaders in Biden’s coalition, including himself. The mobilization means citizens who are in the reserve could be called up, and those with military experience would be subject to conscription, Putin said, adding that the necessary decree had already been signed and took effect on Wednesday. Biden has spent ample time underscoring those threats in recent weeks, primarily for a domestic audience but with foreign capitals also listening intently. Putin’s speech dramatically illustrated the challenges that lie ahead in Biden’s efforts to sustain Ukraine and punish Moscow. Putin’s escalation came after stunning Russian setbacks in the war, which has dragged on for more than six months. But a total rewrite wasn’t necessary because White House officials had anticipated some of what Putin would say. But Putin’s announcement that he was ordering a

President Joe Biden harshly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying the move was a direct violation of the United Nation's charter.

A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought," Biden said. "Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations' charter, no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force." He did not provide many details in his speech as to what a partial military mobilization would entail, but it could mean that Russian businesses and citizens have to contribute more to the war effort. "No matter what else is happening in the world, the United States is ready to pursue critical arms control measures. The country has not yet declared war on Ukraine, despite having invaded in February, an invasion it still calls "a special military operation." "This war is about extinguishing Ukraine's right to exist as a state, plain and simple."

Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be at the center of President Biden's address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, as the U.S. warns Russia is ...

In addition, the president will address the impacts of climate change on food supply and access, he said. General Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic — though one leader, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, [will address the meeting with virtual remarks](https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-2427ea0fce71024167bbecc6db0a6cc2). "The United States will never recognize Russia's claims to any purportedly annexed parts of Ukraine," Sullivan said. Security Council, has "struck at the very heart of the charter by challenging the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty," Sullivan said. With the rising cost of food around the world, Sullivan said Biden's speech will also include a "robust" section on global food security, and said the president will advocate for an elimination of export bans and hoarding to help food prices come down. President Biden is expected to focus on Russia's war on Ukraine in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday and will announce new support for countries facing food shortages caused in part by the war, the White House said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately.

The war in Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. And now the war has come into their home.” The swiftness of the counteroffensive saw Russian forces abandon armored vehicles and other weapons as they beat hasty retreats. “To those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction … The referendums will start Friday in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Even a partial mobilization is likely to increase dismay, or sow doubt, among Russians about the war in Ukraine. Putin has previously warned the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to help Ukraine. Foreign leaders have described the ballots as illegitimate and nonbinding. General Assembly](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-2022-united-nations-general-assembly-day-2) was taking place in New York. The ballots are all but certain to go Moscow’s way. [WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly – Day 1](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-2022-united-nations-general-assembly-day-1) The move also sent Russians scrambling to buy plane tickets out of the country.

Speaking at United Nations, Biden said Russia had made overt nuclear threats to Europe, and may not belong on the Security Council.

"That is also why the United States supports increasing the number of both permanent and nonpermanent representatives of the council. The president also spoke about other global challenges, including his ongoing support for a restoration of a multinational agreement on Iran's nuclear capabilities. "And the Kremlin is organizing sham referenda to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N. Security Council, including the United States should consistently uphold and defend the U.N. "I also believe the time has come for this institution to become more inclusive, so that it can better respond to the needs of today's world. "He has suffered tens of thousands of casualties," Kirby said on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Warning that Russia's imperial ambitions threaten the globe, President Joe Biden stood at the United Nations and denounced Moscow's efforts to “erase” ...

But rather than fly directly from London to New York, he returned to the White House for nearly 24 hours — and delivered a slightly off-topic speech about dark money in politics — before making his way to Manhattan on Tuesday evening. Beyond Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi have not made the trip to New York, depriving Biden of an ability to chastise the two powers face to face for the soft support of Russia. He headed straight for a Democratic party fundraiser — one of at least two on his New York itinerary. The president hammered that point home from the rostrum in Turtle Bay, calling for the continent to stiffen its resolve as the United States continues to funnel billions of dollars of weapons and supplies to the Ukrainian resistance. Hushed conversations across New York this week also held the rumor that Volodymyr Zelenskyy might also appear in Bali, in what would be his first time leaving his war-torn country since Russia’s invasion. The Western alliance’s resolve will be tested by what looms as a cold, dark winter for Europe — with the continent cut off from Russia’s energy supplies, its resolve tested by rising prices and plunging temperatures. officials believe the most perilous moment of the conflict is on the horizon. “Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations charter.” Putin had long resisted any sort of military mobilization for fears that a widespread effort to recruit more fighters could lead to protests and other domestic turmoil. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan reviewed the speech with Biden in the morning, adjusting and emphasizing certain lines, aides said. Biden aides believe Ukraine’s recent wins prove it remains worth it for Europe to stand with Kyiv. But Putin’s inflammatory rhetoric heightened his call’s urgency, with fears growing that the Russian president would use some sort of tactical nuclear device on the battlefield.

The National Security Council spokesperson also addressed Putin's nuclear threats, saying there will be “severe consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons ...

always takes “this kind of rhetoric seriously.” takes “this kind of rhetoric seriously.” “This is not a bluff.”

As President Vladimir Putin calls up some 300,000 reservists to bolster Russian lines in Ukraine, he is hoping to turn the tide against a Ukrainian ...

23 to 27 in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine, according to Russian news agencies. The latest: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of troops in an address to the nation on Sept. While there is not enough data to provide a precise estimate, statistical analysis shows that young, married, ‘unemotional’ men are significantly more likely than any other category to keep their opinions about the war to themselves — a pattern found among young men in But 26 percent of those men avoided the question altogether, a number 20 percentage points higher than for the survey as a whole. Those 8 percent, however, were particularly likely to oppose the war itself. The surveys also show that women are more likely to openly oppose the war than men. Of those who said they felt all four or more negative emotions, 74 percent opposed the war. Indeed, 31 percent of respondents said that the war made them feel horror, fear or anxiety. Indeed, of people who reported feeling just one of these positive emotions, 98 percent said they supported the war; that rose to fully 100 percent of the respondents who felt proud, hopeful and happy at the same time. [overwhelming majority in support](https://www.levada.ru/2022/09/01/konflikt-s-ukrainoj-avgust-2022-goda/), beginning at 81 percent in March and falling only slightly to 76 percent in August. Among respondents aged 18 to 24, ‘only’ 68 percent supported the war — still a large majority, but much less than the 81 percent among the total population, or the 88 percent among those aged 55 and older. New data, however, suggests he should be worried about turning a different tide: that of public support for the war.

US president says Russia's planned annexation of more regions is an 'extremely significant violation' of UN charter.

“The Kremlin is organising a sham referendum to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the UN charter. The Russian leader and his senior officials have made a string of similar nuclear threats since launching the invasion in February, in an effort to deter Nato countries from intervening. In his speech, Putin gave support to those ballots in the parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia runder Russian control. “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people. The announcement triggered an exodus of Russian men scrambling to avoid the draft. [Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/putin-announces-partial-mobilisation-in-russia-in-escalation-of-ukraine-war) and pledged to maintain support for Ukraine’s support in the face of Russia’s partial mobilisation and planned annexation of more Ukrainian regions.

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first wartime mobilisation since World War Two on Wednesday, shocking his countrymen with what Western countries ...

In his speech to the U.N. "He wants to smear hundreds of thousands of people in this blood." A new sign of RU weakness," tweeted Mark Hertling, a former commander of U.S. If a man is driving, they inspect; if it's a woman, they ask her to open the luggage compartment. In the city of Kursk, closer to Ukraine, a woman married to a soldier said: "They're not letting people out of Kursk. Biden, in a speech to world leaders at the U.N. If the man is from Kursk, they turn you back." In a note seen by Reuters, one major company told staff: "We already have employees who have received summonses for tomorrow. They should know that "the weathervane can turn towards them", he said. It's not a bluff." Russians said some people were already receiving call-up notices, and police were barring men from leaving one city in the south. Offering no evidence, Putin accused officials in NATO states of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Russia.

President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization order fueled fears from some Russians that they would soon be sent to fight in Ukraine.

They want to live a normal life in a normal country.” Now this has changed, but a lot will depend on the scale of this mobilization.” “In the medium term, this is a problem for the public’s trust in Putin and his regime. They get these pieces of paper, and they don’t understand what to do next. It might take months to deliver any tangible change in Russia’s fortunes on the battlefield. “The presidential decree is purposefully vague about the expected number of draftees, their qualifications and overall draft period, which means the scope can always be widened,” said Andrei, the financial analyst. Unverified rumors spread of authorities’ turning men away as they sought to leave the country. The declaration Wednesday is only the third time in Russian history that the government has called for military mobilization. “I am stupefied by the degree of absurdity and madness to which we now bear witness.” But it has always demonstrated a sense of restraint, a hesitation to take things too far and risk sparking a broad-scale backlash. According to some Russian travel sites, flights are fully booked for almost a week. President Vladimir Putin’s [declaration of a “partial mobilization”](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-announces-partial-mobilization-russian-military-ukraine-war-rcna48585) has, for some Russians at least, shattered that illusion.

President Joe Biden lashed out at Russia during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly and accused Vladimir Putin of waging a “brutal, ...

[posed by NATO expansion](https://www.courthousenews.com/ukraine-conflict-exposes-dangers-of-a-new-cold-war/) toward Russia's borders go back to 2007 when he made a speech in Munich denouncing plans to invite Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics, into NATO. But the Kremlin's concerns were disregarded and in 2008 former U.S. Western leaders and Kyiv called the referendums a sham and illegal. “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use all available means to protect Russia and our people – this is not a bluff,” Putin said. (CN) — In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, U.S. “I shall stress – by all means available to us.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another grave warning to the West after his country's military suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks in ...

In a statement to The Associated Press, Sergii Nikiforov said conscripts sent to the front line in Ukraine would face a similar fate as the ill-prepared Russian forces who were repelled in their attack on Kyiv in the first days of the war. And now the war has come into their home,” he told the AP. “This is a further escalation in Putin’s war. World peace is in jeopardy.” “We will stand in solidarity against Russia’s aggression. “I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction …

Russian President Vladmir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian forces as Moscow's army is losing ground in the seventh month of what was meant ...

“We’re seeing the Kremlin increasingly straining to find new recruits to fill out their thin ranks, and the Russians are performing so poorly that the news from Kharkiv province has inspired many Russian volunteers to refuse combat,” a senior U.S. Western officials said that Russia’s ability to field more troops had been growing worse for months, after elite units faced brutal losses in the early days of the war and Russian authorities struggled to replace rising casualties. “Encroachment onto Russian territory is a crime which allows you to use all the forces of self-defense,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a Telegram message on Tuesday morning. It also expanded the circumstances under which the law would apply to include armed conflicts as well as periods of mobilization and martial law during combat activities. But some in the West aren’t clear how quickly the new Russian forces will get to Ukraine, if at all. Many of the Russian troops dispatched to Ukraine thus far have been drawn from poorer families and remote regions of the country. It is likely to deal a serious—if not fatal—blow to Putin’s effort to pitch the war as a “special operation” limited to Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region that has helped to shield the Kremlin from popular criticism. “These are not the actions of a confident country, these are not acts of strength,” he said. “The issue is the Russian army is poorly led [and] poorly trained. Petersburg, crowds began to gather on the streets for the first time since the early days of the war, [chanting](https://twitter.com/bbcrussian/status/1572628595482271744) “no mobilization,” while police [chased](https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1572628952778416129) away demonstrators in downtown Moscow. Some 300,000 Russian reservists and men with previous military experience are expected to be called up to the ranks under a new decree which came into force on Wednesday, but it stops short of a full mobilization. Putin finds himself caught between increasing pressure from Russia’s hawks in the security establishment, who have called for a full-scale mobilization, and fears that doing so could risk domestic political unrest.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, again blaming the West for the conflict in Ukraine.

"The sham referenda and the potential mobilization of additional forces isn't a sign of strength. The meeting between Thomas-Greenfield and Kuleba, their second since Russia's war broke out in late February, comes as the Kremlin attempts to hold referendums in Russian-controlled Ukrainian cities. It is clear what will happen to these guys there, whom, as we saw in the first days of the invasion, the army cannot properly train and provide," he said. It's widely expected that the war in Ukraine and global food security will dominate discussions. He called on the U.N. Russia denies it has targeted civilians or civilian infrastructure, despite evidence to the contrary. delegation will meet with a Ukrainian delegation on the sidelines of the U.N. As we can see, the Russian authorities intend to compensate for this with violence and repression against their own people. Yesterday he telephoned me, he is spending time there, helping in the area of Odesa and bringing closeness," Pope Francis said, according to an NBC News translation. delegate to the United Nations, Hugh Dugan. Let us unite ourselves to these people who are so noble and martyred," the Pope added. Elsewhere, Russian-backed officials in several parts of Ukraine have announced plans to hold referenda on joining Russia.

US President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the. President Biden's remarks to the U.N. General Assembly, on ...

The U.N. “It is essentially sidelined on most issues, certainly on the major issues of war and peace,” Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former staffer in two U.S. On Wednesday, Zelensky said that he was not surprised by Putin’s announcement—because of all the Russian desertions on the battlefield. In the U.S., only forty-seven per cent of Americans have a favorable view of the U.N., according to a Biden’s surprisingly brief retort to Putin’s declaration that he is expanding the war—on the military and political fronts—reflects the weakness, even dysfunction, of the U.N. This year, the world’s largest annual gathering of heads of state lacked the lustre, leverage, and energy—and even attendance—that usually accompanies it. sanctions against Russia to magnify the economic costs of the war. “Putin claims he had to act because Russia was threatened, but no one threatened Russia and no one other than Russia sought conflict.” Our “blood should run cold” over the “horrifying evidence” of war crimes and other atrocities committed by Putin’s army, Biden said. [Vladimir Putin](https://www.newyorker.com/tag/vladimir-putin) pulled a fast one on [Joe Biden](https://www.newyorker.com/tag/joe-biden) and the world. The United States and European Union both announced this week that they will never recognize Russia’s absorption of any part of Ukraine. In practice, it already is, given the sweeping array of equipment, intelligence, and planning provided by major Western powers. In his seven-minute televised address, Putin also threatened, in thinly veiled terms, to deploy nuclear weapons on the battlefield, where he has begun to suffer serious losses in manpower and territory.

President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly as new threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin escalate the war in Ukraine.

Sullivan said Biden plans to reiterate that the U.S. and the U.K.," Sullivan said, adding they would also hit other areas where Truss and Biden have more in common, such as support for Ukraine and addressing Europe's energy crisis. But as a number of other heads of state push for negotiations for peace, the gathering won't offer a robust opportunity for Biden to pursue that path with the leaders of the countries involved in the conflict. The odds of expanding the Security Council appear slim. Indirect negotiations appear to have stalled again, and officials from both countries appear increasing pessimistic that the pact can be renewed. "Let us speak plainly, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map," Biden said. "Now, Russia is calling, calling up more soldiers to join the fight and the Kremlin is organizing a sham referendum to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N. Security Council has thrown a significant wrench in the body's efforts to check its aggression, prompting calls that it should be removed altogether. The past months have seen multiple escalations, with China responding to any step perceived as the U.S. Biden says.“Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations Charter.”— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) "Just today, President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and reckless disregard of the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime," Biden continued. And Ukraine's right to exist as a people.

As the United Nations General Assembly met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, Biden warned against nuclear war and the UN's growing irrele...

[The Quad](https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/quad-indo-pacific-what-know) and the [Indo-Pacific framework](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/23/fact-sheet-in-asia-president-biden-and-a-dozen-indo-pacific-partners-launch-the-indo-pacific-economic-framework-for-prosperity/), an economic pact of a dozen countries. [voted to condemn Russia](https://www.reuters.com/world/un-general-assembly-set-censure-russia-over-ukraine-invasion-2022-03-02/) earlier this year—and suddenly the speech became a call to save the body by using it and reforming it. The Charter still matters in enforcing the world order and safeguarding human rights and democracy. Yet, buried beneath today’s Russia condemnation, Biden’s speech offered a hint of bold vision for citizens of the world’s less prominent countries. Biden mentioned the UN Charter a remarkable 12 times in his speech. But the UN is only as good or useful as its members make it. [lectured](https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-president-tells-un-israel-is-most-savage-power-in-middle-east/) the West on human rights as other delegates streamed from the hall in protest. Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations Charter—no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force.” The UN is neither a peace-making or -enforcing body. For too long, he told its members, the body had allowed the world’s powerful and wealthy countries to operate with impunity. Biden had been expected to raise a familiar series of issues that his administration says threaten security and prosperity, leading with climate change and global food insecurity caused by Russia’s war. “A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map.

Putin has mobilised reservists and is threatening to use nuclear weapons, but is he serious – and what is really at stake?

[Zoe Williams compellingly](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/21/i-love-you-but-i-dont-want-to-see-you-for-the-next-six-weeks-the-case-for-a-marriage-sabbatical)lays out the case for marriage sabbaticals. See the visual investigation [here](https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/sep/21/liverpool-real-madrid-paris-stade-de-france-champions-league). [more than 1,300 people had been arrested](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/russia-protests-more-than-1300-arrested-at-anti-war-demonstrations-ukraine) during anti-war protests in dozens of cities, according to the independent OVD-Info protest monitoring group. [historic court battle against oil and gas company Santos](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/21/tiwi-islanders-win-court-battle-with-santos-over-drilling-in-traditional-waters). In [this piece](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/russians-react-to-vladimir-putin-military-draft-russia-partial-mobilisation), Andrew Roth hears from some of the dismayed Russians who could be affected by the draft, one of whom says: “I’d rather leave than fight in this war.” [pre-prepared before the day of the match](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/21/uefa-pre-prepared-champions-league-final-statement-blaming-late-fans-liverpool), the Guardian has learned. [attacked Crimea](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/ukraine-strikes-psychological-blows-game-of-drones-crimea), which is annexed Russia territory,” Peter said. “And those were the briefings from the US – that we’re not going to be deterred, but we can see the dynamics of escalation and we’re not going to overplay our hand. The thinking is that they need to continue to lay down their own lines for what is acceptable and what is not, and ignore Putin’s – not to reward him for his sabre-rattling.” Truss accused Putin of “doubling down” but accused him of “sabre-rattling threats” and concluded: “This will not work.” Biden said Putin’s “overt nuclear threats against Europe” showed “a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime.” [Russia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia)? Chris Cornelius, the founder of Cuadrilla Resources, told the Guardian that he believed the government’s support for it is merely a “political gesture”.

Biden administration officials vowed to continue sending military, economic and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.

“Putin is tripling down — first with the mobilization of reservists, second with the false referendums of citizenship for the occupied territories, and third with a largely unveiled threat to use nuclear weapons,” said Adm. “Bottom line, it’s not going to change a lot of the problems the Russian military has had in this war, and the military will be limited as to how many additional forces it can deploy in the field,” Mr. We have not had to do that in over 30 years.” “But it does begin to address the structural problems that Russia has had with manpower shortages and will extend Russia’s ability to sustain this war.” “It will be many months before they can be properly equipped, trained, organized and deployed to Ukraine,” said Frederick B. “And without massive artillery support, these new soldiers will be pure cannon fodder, sitting in cold, wet trenches this winter as Ukrainian forces continue to press.” Michael Kofman, director of Russia studies at CNA, a defense research institute in Arlington, Va., said the Kremlin’s first step would likely be to call up reserve officers and others with more recent military experience to replenish badly depleted units in the field, perhaps in the next month or so. “The announcement and associated threats are another sign that Russia is struggling to salvage its illegal occupation of Ukraine,” Brig. Putin would face a “consequential” response from the United States if he used nuclear weapons, but Mr. The Russian military has been identifying such personnel for months in anticipation of Mr. The United States alone has committed more than $15 billion in weapons and equipment since Russia’s invasion in February, much of which propelled the recent successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in the country’s northeast. Putin said: “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday, taking a risky and deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating ...

The war in Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. The partial mobilization order came a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans for referendums on becoming integral parts of Russia — a move that could eventually allow Moscow to escalate the war. And now the war has come into their home.” “To those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction ... Neither Shoigu nor Putin offered any other criteria for the call-up, so it wasn’t immediately clear how many years of combat experience or what level of training those to be mobilized must have. The state communication watchdog Roskomnadzor also warned media that access to their websites would be blocked for transmitting “false information” about the mobilization. The balloting is all but certain to go Moscow’s way. The total number of reservists to be called up could be as high as 300,000, officials said. He has previously told the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to Ukraine. As protest calls circulated online, the Moscow prosecutor’s office warned that organizing or participating in such actions could lead to up to 15 years in prison. The move also sent Russians scrambling to buy plane tickets out of the country and reportedly sparked some demonstrations. However, Putin's decree authorizing the partial mobilization offered few details, raising suspicions among analysts and Kremlin critics that the draft could be broadened at any moment.

On the morning of September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization. He also voiced support for the sham referenda, ...

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And he underlined his threat to use nuclear weapons: “Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity.

The course of the war has underlined the limits of Russia’s power, tested the patience of its allies, and cemented the capacity of the West to challenge its actions. Clive Crook is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board covering economics. But it has been a grave mistake throughout for the US and its friends to defer as much as they have to Ukraine’s judgment of what’s at stake and how much risk to run. Yet he is expected to parse the pros and cons of “escalating to de-escalate” as prudence demands. Supposing the threats and counter-threats evolve in that direction, note a worrisome dissonance in much of the analysis of Putin’s calculations. This is not a bluff.” Soon that notion of territorial integrity might include areas Russia currently occupies and intends to annex.

The number of Russians attempting to leave the country via air or land has risen sharply following President Vladimir Putin's announcement of the "partial ...

The spike in demand for flights out of the country, and in traffic at the Finnish border, followed Putin's speech on Wednesday morning, an intervention which threatened to escalate his faltering invasion of Ukraine. While Putin's speech on Wednesday has serious implications for parts of the Russian population, it also sent further warning shots to the West. On Monday, Russian pop legend [Alla Pugacheva](https://cnn.com/2022/09/19/europe/russia-pugacheva-galkin-ukraine-intl/index.html) was the latest high-profile Russian to [voice opposition](https://cnn.com/2022/09/11/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-front/index.html) to the war. Protests erupted on the streets of Russia after Putin announced a partial mobilization of citizens. Google Trends data also showed a sharp rise in Russians searching for "Aviasales" -- a leading Russian flight sales engine. Flight sales websites in Russia indicate that all direct flights to countries that do not require Russian visas are sold out through Friday at least.

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap with Russia, the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a ...

It said they appeared to be accompanied by a group of Saudi officials. The complex prisoner swap also brought the release of 10 foreigners, including five British nationals and two U.S. The Ukrainian government has suspended the party's activity; Putin has repeatedly spoken about Medvedchuk as a victim of political repression. The Russian leader is the godfather of Medvedchuk’s daughter. Of the total, 200 Ukrainians were exchanged for just one man — pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk, who is Ukrainian. He said many were soldiers and officers who had faced the death penalty in Russian-occupied territory.

More than 1,000 antiwar protesters were arrested in Russia on Wednesday, following President Vladimir Putin's decision to force up to 300,000 reservists ...

????? ?? ?? ????? [reported](https://data.ovdinfo.org/svodka-antivoennyh-repressiy-polgoda-voyny#1) last month, there were at least 16,437 arrests related to antiwar protests in Russia between February and August. Mediazona, a reader-supported news site focused on the Russian court system and prisons, Their protest will be pointless No mass protests after Izyum. [pic.twitter.com/AmN1pVetCR] [September 21, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/rvqGhJuqMl] [September 21, 2022] [#Moscow], [#Russia], the police are detaining protesters against the mobilisation at an unauthorised [#protest]rally taking place tonight. [pic.twitter.com/pkm8vynnxw] [September 21, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/9F4E5VIy9E] [September 21, 2022] Most Russian men of military age are legally considered reservists following a mandatory year of military service in their youth.

Russians were receiving draft papers a day after Putin escalated the war and announced a mobilization of up to 300000 more soldiers.

“For the longer term, we have to be prepared that this may make a difference just by the fact that they will have more troops available,” Mr. [in Moldova](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/world/europe/moldova-ukraine-russia.html), one of the smallest and poorest countries in Europe, though exceedingly charming and full of fertile land, Russia has [a long history of meddling](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/world/europe/moldova-ukraine-russia.html). In this case, they might have put themselves in danger, he said, though he added, “You can see the point that there might well be a public interest justification for this kind of thing.” In June, NATO leaders formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the military alliance, with both countries abandoning decades of neutrality in order to buttress their security in the face of a bellicose Russia. [Russians to fight in Ukraine](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/world/europe/putin-ukraine-russia-nuclear.html), his remarks alarmed the West by once again raising the specter of nuclear force. Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence colonel, went from being a military leader for the Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine to a frequent critic of Kremlin military strategy. Lev was one of 215 Ukrainian soldiers released on Wednesday in the largest prisoner exchange of the war, and Ms. At the time of the arrest, Mr. Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian politician and oligarch, was handed over alongside Russian pilots and senior military officials, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, in exchange for more than 200 Ukrainian fighters including commanders of the Azov Battalion, who have been celebrated as heroes in Ukraine for their last-stand defense of Mariupol. “Russians are voting with their feet basically, on Putin’s regime and on Putin’s actions, especially in relation to his illegal war,” said Peter Stano, a spokesman for the European Commission, the E.U. In a sign of how the call-up is deepening discontent with Mr. Putin](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/world/europe/putin-ukraine-russia-nuclear.html) in which he raised the stakes in the war and escalated his confrontation with the West despite Russia’s humiliating setbacks on the battlefield.

Prime minister says 215 soldiers imprisoned by Russia, including fighters who led the defence of Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, have been released.

[were part of the swap deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/aiden-aslin-among-five-uk-nationals-released-by-russian-backed-forces), Zelenskiy said. [surrendered after a long siege of the steelworks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/17/fate-hundreds-ukrainian-soldiers-unclear-azovstal-resistance-ends) and were transferred to Russian-held territory. [Viktor Medvedchuk](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/13/viktor-medvedchuk-arrest-matter-to-kremlin), a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin accused of high treason, the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said in his daily address.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian reserves for the war in Ukraine Wednesday. And in at least 38 cities across ...

What's motivating me to come out to the polls and indeed to invite others to join me is I feel like our pluralist society is under threat. EMILY: Correction is such a, it's such jargon to disguise pain so many times, but a correction would mean, you know, home prices fall, you know, it could mean the value of your home falls a little bit too. There's a lot of concern and a part of the reason for that is that Putin did two things. If you decide to buy a new house with a mortgage at this higher rate. What does all of this mean for someone who's looking to buy a house right now? This is the first step down a road of moving beyond this pretext that this is just a limited, special military operation in the east of Ukraine. And the big hike is the Fed's third straight to help fight inflation. That brings things home to ordinary Russians, potentially in a way that this war had not up to now. People you know, right now they're not necessarily going to be enlisted into the military, but you know, there's obviously some concern from ordinary Russians that that's where this is heading. But obviously the backdrop to this is that the war is not going very well for Russia. NIALA: That's president Biden at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian reservists for the war in Ukraine. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

More Russian families will come face-to-face with the realities of war – and that's what the Kremlin didn't want, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya ...

[Viktor Medvedchuk](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/ukrainian-putin-ally-viktor-medvedchuk-exchanged-for-200-azov-battalion-fighters-zelenskiy-says), a friend to Putin and his key man in Ukraine, who had been charged with treason. [including five British citizens](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62988234) who were fighting on the Ukrainian side, were brought to Dubai. Among them were Azov battalion fighters, members of the the national guard, the head of the Mariupol patrol police, and a [nine-months-pregnant paramedic](https://www.change.org/p/free-mariana-pregnant-ukrainian-medical-professional-from-russian-captivity?original_footer_petition_id=34243666&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=8&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAI3KCQIAAAAAYwhe6dV5thgwZTRmNzJkZg%3D%3D) who had spent six months in prison. [sham referendums](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/20/four-occupied-ukraine-regions-plan-votes-on-joining-russian-federation) that have been abruptly planned in four occupied regions also tell us more about the Kremlin’s predicament. The annexation of southern Ukrainian regions such as Melitopol, Berdyansk and Kakhovka would boost morale at home in Russia; yet often Russian soldiers are not even able to [pronounce the names](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yilCD6uw_LI) of the places they occupy. The [resistance against the occupation](https://news.yahoo.com/melitopol-partisans-together-armed-forces-080309841.html) itself is a less reported phenomenon, as resistance is extremely dangerous. After the [attack on Olenivka prison](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/06/russian-prison-camp-ukrainians-deaths-donetsk) this summer, where many Ukrainian prisoners of war have been jailed, it’s not clear who is still alive. [tortured and executed](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ukraine-war-crimes-allegations-1388102/), there is no way to express opinions. [Liberating occupied territories](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/14/ukrainians-russian-occupiers-ambush-enemy-guns-resistance) isn’t just about saving locals from the atrocities committed by Russian troops. [1,300 people were detained](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/russia-protests-more-than-1300-arrested-at-anti-war-demonstrations-ukraine) across Russia for protesting against the call for new military recruits. [intelligence suggests](https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/selenskyj-interview-nach-putin-drohung-er-will-die-ukraine-in-blut-ertraenken-81391902.bild.html) the Kremlin has already started mobilising reserve troops. This was a smaller number compared to the [anti-war protests](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/4300-people-arrested-anti-war-protests-across-russia-decounce-vladimir-putin-war-ukraine) that took place right after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

At last week's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks toward Russian ...

But in the absence of concerted efforts, New Delhi may continue to waver on its stance. He is a distinguished professor of political science and the Rabindranath Tagore chair in Indian cultures and civilizations at Indiana University Bloomington. [Washington’s willingness](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/25/india-ukraine-russia-biden) to give New Delhi a pass on the issue is reaching the end of its tether. New Delhi’s displeasure alone won’t change Moscow’s strategic goals, of course, but it may give Putin some pause—especially as Russia suffers setbacks on the battlefield and as support for its war in Ukraine [dwindles](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/russia-war-ukraine-public-opinion/) at home. Despite the change in its public orientation, expect India to proceed circumspectly in the coming weeks and months; it is not in a position to sever its multifaceted ties with Russia. If India’s shift in posture receives quiet support from the United States, it could contribute to Russia’s continuing isolation. Putin has now called up 300,000 reservists in a desperate attempt to turn the tide. Modi made clear at the SCO summit that India is no longer willing to remain totally silent about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Chiding Putin without fanfare finally allowed India to seize the moral high ground and win favor with the West—without damaging its relationship with Russia, which still depends on India for diplomatic cover. Simultaneously, New Delhi has conveyed a subtle message to Moscow that its support is not unwavering. Maintaining good relations with the Quad members and especially the United States is important for a strategy that keeps India’s options open, especially if an increasingly isolated Russia courts China. Modi’s meeting with Putin may show that after avoiding confronting Russia about the invasion, India has finally decided to distance itself for compelling reasons.