Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West over ‘nuclear blackmail’

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (21 September) ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called “nuclear blackmail”, Moscow would respond with the might of its vast arsenal.

A woman is silhouetted against a TV screen displaying Russian President Vladimir Putin during a televised address to the nation, in Moscow, Russia, 21 September 2022. President Putin has signed a decree on partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation, with mobilization activities starting on 21 September. [EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West over ‘nuclear blackmail’

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