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Russian president threatens west with nuclear retaliation, saying 'we will use all the means at our disposal'

Western intelligence as well as independent media reports suggest the real figure is significantly higher, with up to 80,000 Russian soldiers been killed or wounded since the start of the war. The partial mobilisation announced by Putin will widely be seen as a major admission of the Kremlin’s military failures in Ukraine. But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. The Russian leader’s televised address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold “referendums” this weekend on becoming part of Russia. And we enjoy the full support of our partners in this.” Some observers proposed that the Kremlin had changed its mind on its decision to announce a mobilisation, while others pointed to Putin’s habit of keeping his audience waiting.

Vladimir Putin has announced to mobilise more troops for Ukraine and has claimed West wants to destroy Russia.

Putin accused the West in engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and noted “statements of some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the ...

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the shelling. Putin also warned the West that “it's not a bluff” that Russia would use all the means at its disposal to protect its territory. In the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar, shelling continued around Europe's largest nuclear power plant. But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by Western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. He added: “It's not a bluff.” Mr. [the war in Ukraine](https://www.thehindu.com/topic/russia-ukraine-crisis/) reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield.

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

Russia News: राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन (Vladimir Putin) ने कहा कि वह अपने क्षेत्र की रक्षा के लिए ...

पश्चिम रूस को कमजोर करने, विभाजित करने और नष्ट करने के प्रयास कर रहा है. एक रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि पश्चिम (अमेरका-यूरोप) ने सीमा पार कर ली है. डोनेत्स्क और लुहांस्क, यूक्रेन के जिस डोनबास प्रांत का हिस्सा हैं वह रूस और यूक्रेन के बीच तनाव का सबसे बड़ा कारण रहा है. पश्चिम रूस को कमजोर करने, विभाजित करने और नष्ट करने की कोशिश कर रहा है. दरअसल, यूक्रेन के दो शहरों डोनेत्स्क और लुहांस्क को रूस का हिस्सा बनाने को लेकर योजना जारी है. पुतिन ने कहा कि यूक्रेन के लुहांस्क पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक (LPR) को मुक्त करा लिया गया है और डोनेत्स्क पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक डीपीआर (DPR) को भी आंशिक रूप से मुक्त करा लिया गया है.

व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने रूसी सेना को मोबिलाइज करने का दिया आदेश; अमेरिका और नाटो को परमाणु ...

Russia Putin: पुतिन ने राष्ट्र के नाम संबोधन में चेतावनी दी "अगर हमारे देश की क्षेत्रीय ...

रूस के रक्षा मंत्री ने कहा कि आंशिक लामबंदी में 3,00,000 सैनिक बुलाए जाएंगे. पुतिन ने राष्ट्र के नाम एक टीवी संबोधन में चेतावनी देते हुए कहा कि, "अगर हमारे देश की क्षेत्रीय अखंडता को खतरा हुआ तो हम अपने लोगों की रक्षा के लिए सभी उपलब्ध साधनों का उपयोग करेंगे और इसे हल्के में ना लें." सरल भाषा में कहें तो उन्होंने सेना को तैयार रहने के लिए कह दिया है.

रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने पश्चिमी देशों को एक बार फिर चेताया है।

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced partial military mobilization in the country as the Ukraine war reaches around seven months and ...

Russia-Ukraine War: On West, Putin said, “Today our armed forces are operating across a frontline that exceeds 1,000 km.” Russia-Ukraine War: Russian ...

On Referendums: "Parliaments in the People's Republics of the Donbas as well as the civil-military administrations in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions have decided to hold referendums on the future of the territories and have appealed to Russia to support such a step. Namely, in order to protect our motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the defence ministry and the General Staff to conduct a partial mobilisation in the Russian federation." Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" on Wednesday that will see 300,000 Russian reservists called up.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months. Putin's address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine ...

Putin said he had signed a decree on partial mobilisation beginning on Wednesday, saying he was defending Russian territories and that the West wanted to destroy the country. And now the war has come into their home." He predicted that Russians will resist the mobilization through "passive sabotage." Putin has previously warned the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to help Ukraine. Only those with relevant combat and service experience will be mobilized, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. 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 integral parts of Russia. "The West has crossed the line. West is calling to weaken, divide and destroy Russia. In a televised address, Putin said his aim was to "liberate" east Ukraine's Donbas region, and that most people in the region did not want to return to what he called the "yoke" of Ukraine. "We are talking about partial mobilisation, that is, only citizens who are currently in the reserve will be subject to conscription, and above all, those who served in the armed forces have a certain military specialty and relevant experience," Putin stressed. Putin said he has signed a decree on the partial mobilization, which is due to start on Wednesday. The Russian leader, in a televised address to the nation aired also warned the West that he isn't bluffing over using all the means at his disposal to protect Russia's territory, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to Russia's nuclear capability.

कीव, 21 सितंबर (एपी) रूस के राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने यूक्रेन के साथ करीब सात माह से ...

राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने देश में आंशिक तौर पर सेना तैनात करने का आदेश दिया है.

पुतिन ने इन इलाकों में जनमत संग्रह कराने का आदेश दिया है. पुतिन ने कहा कि इस चेतावनी को हल्के में लेने की भूल न की जाए. उधर, यूक्रेन और उसके सहयोगियों ने इस जनमत संग्रह को अवैध बताते हुए रूस पर निशाना साधा है.

The policy decision, due at 1800 GMT, will mark the latest move in a synchronized policy shift by global central banks that is testing the resilience of the ...

The Australian and New Zealand dollars meanwhile hit multi-year lows on Wednesday. "A concern about an escalation in the conflict is hurting European currencies. [Sensex](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/indices/sensex_30_companies)and [Nifty](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/indices/nifty_50_companies)Track [latest market news](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks), [stock tips](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/recos)and [expert advice](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view)on [ETMarkets](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets). [Federal Reserve](/topic/federal-reserve). The Aussie hit a trough of $0.6655, its lowest since June 2020, while the kiwi fell to $0.5877, its lowest since April 2020. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, [subscribe to our Telegram feeds](https://t.me/joinchat/J60pKE7SOStsj5sI8nDmHQ).) It was last down 0.6% at $0.9912. The policy decision, due at 1800 GMT, will mark the latest move in a synchronized policy shift by global central banks that is testing the resilience of the world economy and the ability of countries to manage exchange rate shocks as the value of the dollar soars. "So the dollar was already looking quite punchy and clearly just the proximity to Ukraine of countries in Europe does make people consider what the situation might look like if the war in Ukraine becomes something bigger." Later on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point for a third straight time and signal how much further and how fast borrowing costs may need to rise to tame a potentially corrosive outbreak of inflation. The euro was fell to a two-week low of $0.9885, within sight of two-decade lows hit earlier this month. European currencies bore the brunt of selling in foreign exchange markets as Putin's comments exacerbated concern about the economic outlook for a region already hit hard by Russia's squeeze on gas supplies to Europe.

यूूक्रेन जंग के बीच रूस के राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने आज देश में आंशिक रूप से सेना ...

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In the biggest escalation of the Ukraine war since Moscow's Feb. 24 invasion, Putin explicitly raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict, approved a plan to ...

And those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the weathervane can turn and point towards them." The West and Ukraine have condemned the referendum plan as an illegal sham and vowed never to accept its results. "I believe in your support." French President Emmanuel Macron said the plans were "a parody." "This is not a bluff. "It is in our historical tradition, in the fate of our people, to stop those striving for world domination, who threaten the dismemberment and enslavement of our Motherland, our Fatherland," Putin said. [NATO](/topic/nato)expansion towards Russia's borders, Putin said the West was plotting to destroy his country, engaging in "nuclear blackmail" by allegedly discussing the potential use of nuclear weapons against Moscow, and accused the United States, the European Union and Britain of encouraging Ukraine to push military operations into Russia itself. "We will support the decision on their future, which will be made by the majority of residents in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson," Putin said. Putin gave his explicit support to referendums that will be held in coming days in swathes of Ukraine controlled by Russian troops -- the first step to formal annexation of a chunk of Ukraine the size of Hungary. "If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people - this is not a bluff," Putin said in a televised address to the nation. Such a move is risky for Putin, who has so far tried to preserve a semblance of peace in the capital and other major cities where support for the war is lower than in the provinces. In essence, Putin is betting that by increasing the risk of a direct confrontation between the U.S.-led NATO military alliance and Russia -- a step towards

The dollar hit a new 20-year high on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin said Russia's armed forces would call up reserve troops, in a move that is ...

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

“They’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” he told 60 Minutes. But most of the Russian public has been largely insulated from the realities of the invasion since it began in February and the Kremlin had for months sought to minimize the impact. “I am sure that many people will very quickly change their attitude toward him and toward the war to a sharply negative one.”Nuclear threats “For me and for the federal government it’s in any case clear that we will continue to fully support Ukraine at this difficult time.” But he conceded that document has a secret article and declined to say whether potential draftees would be barred from leaving the country. Putin’s land grab and military escalation comes after a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the last few weeks dealt his troops their worst defeats since the early months of the conflict, retaking more than 10% of the territory that Russia held.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the partial mobilization of Russias reserves, backed a plan for formally annexing a part of Ukraine ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Vladimir Putin](/topic/vladimir-putin)on Wednesday backed a plan to annex swathes of [Ukraine](/topic/ukraine)and ordered Russia’s first mobilization since World War II. Putin said that the west is engaging in "nuclear blackmail" in a plot to destroy his country while mentioning Thousands of people were killed in this war, also unleashing an inflationary wave across the global economy. President Putin gave the address after Russia faced a battlefield defeat in Ukraine’s northeastern part. In his televised address to the nation, Putin said he would "use all available means" to safeguard Russia's territorial integrity and protect its people.

Russia-Ukraine War: "This will result in a massive tragedy, in a massive amount of deaths," Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said, appearing in court ...

is only deepening and getting worse, and Putin wants to involve as many people as possible," Navalny said. "This will result in a massive tragedy, in a massive amount of deaths," Navalny said, appearing in court via video-link. Russia-Ukraine War: "This will result in a massive tragedy, in a massive amount of deaths," Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said, appearing in court via video-link, dressed in prisoner.

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).

This is considered as Russia's first such mobilisation since World War-II and the biggest escalation of the Ukraine war since Moscow's 24 February invasion.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of "dangerous" rhetoric after Russia's leader hinted Moscow could use ...

"This is dangerous and reckless nuclear rhetoric. It's not new as he has done it many times before. Stoltenberg said NATO would "make sure that there is no misunderstanding in Moscow" about the alliance's willingness to defend itself.

Russian leader's speech marks biggest escalation of Ukraine war, and raises fears of unprecedented disaster.

The offering of bribes to dodge the army, already a flourishing industry before the war, will probably become much more common in the coming weeks. “Russia’s repressed society will accept this obediently,” said Andrei Kolesnikov, of the Carnegie Moscow Center thinktank. “I can’t keep on fighting for ever. According to a government decree posted on the Kremlin’s website, the contracts of soldiers currently fighting in Ukraine will be automatically extended “until the end of the partial mobilisation” period. Many responded to these efforts, with polls consistently Since the start of the war, Putin has sought to shield his population from the realities of the war, with the Kremlin eager to cultivate a sense of normality on the streets of Moscow and other major cities.

According to a report by news agency Reuters, Zelensky also vowed to press on with liberating Ukrainian territory captured by Russian forces. | World News.

Putin, on Wednesday, said the decree on partial mobilisation of its 2 million-strong military reserves has been signed to fight the war in Ukraine. We cannot make these compromises,” the Ukrainian President added. According to a report by news agency Reuters, Zelensky also vowed to press on with liberating Ukrainian territory captured by Russian forces.

Putin ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" that Moscow ...

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As the Russia-Ukraine conflict reaches its seventh month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of engaging in 'nuclear blackmail' and noted ...

The referendums, which have been expected to take place since the first months of the war, will start Friday in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Putin's remarks also come against the backdrop of the UN General Assembly in New York at which Moscow was warned about its referendum plans. With the Russia-Ukraine war nears seven months, the Russian President has taken an aggressive stance and announced partial military mobilisation in Ukraine.

In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, the Russian president said Russia's armed forces would call up its reserves immediately to support its ...

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China on Russia-Ukraine War: "We call on the relevant parties to realise a ceasefire through dialogue and consultation, and find a solution," China's ...

"We call on the relevant parties to realise a ceasefire through dialogue and consultation, and find a solution that accommodates the legitimate security concerns of all parties as soon as possible," China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing. "China calls on relevant parties to properly resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation, and is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation." China on Russia-Ukraine War: "We call on the relevant parties to realise a ceasefire through dialogue and consultation, and find a solution," China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he did not believe the world would allow Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons and vowed to press ...

“I don’t believe that he (Putin) will use these weapons. We cannot make these compromises.” I don’t think the world will allow him to use these weapons,” Zelenskiy said, according to a text published by the newspaper.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a partial mobilisation of some 300000 reservists after the Russian military suffered a series of setbacks in ...

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NEW YORK : Russian President Vladimir Putin's mobilization of thousands of extra troops for the war in Ukraine will escalate the conflict and his threat to ...

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 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 …

In one of the biggest security crises facing Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation of about three lakh ...

Accusing the US-led West of resorting to nuclear blackmail, Putin said Russia had different types of weapons as well, and some of them were more modern than the weapons NATO countries had. In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us. “Today our armed forces are fighting on the line of contact that is over 1,000 kms long…

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.

The U.S. should not treat the Global South's welcoming of multipolarity as anti-Americanism. Photo diptych: Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi.

In reality, it is to a large part of the world the result of the United States squandering its power through reckless military interventions and misguided foreign policy adventurism. Rather than compelling them to side with America, we will push them into the arms of Putin — where they clearly don’t want to be. Nor will China be able to dictate the rules of the road because it too will have to face off against the competition in a multipolar world. [declaration of the partial mobilization of military reservists](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-announces-partial-mobilization-russian-military-ukraine-war-rcna48585) — a decision he's [hesitated to make up to this point](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/russia-ukraine-war-could-escalate-after-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-n1298884) — signifies the depth of Russia's military setbacks in Ukraine. “Today we will get a chance to discuss how we can move forward on the path of peace in the coming days.” (After all, the U.S. [More than half of Russia's seaborne oil exports](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60783874) now go to India and China. Yet the U.S. India was not alone in pressing Putin to end the war. But India’s rebuke of Putin shows that the U.S. [India subtly rebuked him](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-narendra-modi-uzbekistan-rcna48084) for continuing the war. But India’s criticism shouldn’t be misread: India was not siding with the Western coalition against Russia in its criticism, just like it wasn’t siding with Russia when [it refused to join anti-Russia sanctions at the outset of the war](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ukraine-russia-war-looks-very-different-outside-west-n1294280).

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.

In a rare address to the nation, Putin said he was prepared to declare four Ukrainian regions to be part of Russia as early as next week, even though some ...

In a rare address to the nation, Putin said he was prepared to declare four Ukrainian regions to be part of Russia as early as next week, even though some of that territory is still controlled by Ukrainian forces. Protests against the mobilization and arrests were reported in dozens of cities. Russian occupation authorities in four Ukrainian regions declared Tuesday that they would stage referendums on annexation by Russia, laying the groundwork for Putin’s escalation. “This is not a bluff.” Zelenskyy told a German newspaper in response to Putin’s speech that the Russian president wanted to “drown Ukraine in blood” and that he would only negotiate “if they leave our territories.” And he framed the war he launched seven months ago in existential terms for Russia, insisting that the nation was merely defending itself against a mortal threat to its “sovereignty” and that the West was seeking to “weaken, divide and ultimately destroy our country.”

After a series of losses on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ambiguous yet ominous threat to use a nuclear ...

“Having a NATO nuclear capability, however small, keeps all NATO members enmeshed in and committed to the nuclear deterrence mission,” says Rose Gottemoeller, former deputy secretary general of NATO and retired U.S. What kept them in check—and what continues to—is the expectation that if one side launched a nuclear strike, it will have to deal with the devastating repercussions. After the purge, the only tactical weapons left behind were the roughly 200 B61 nuclear bombs that the U.S. The superpowers identified certain weapons deemed mutually menacing, and then worked to eliminate the threat. The nuclear bombs that the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 produced the equivalent of 15,000 tons to 25,000 tons of TNT. His goal would be to intimidate the Ukrainian government and force the U.S. At Putin’s order, the military began amassing a wide range of smaller arms with lower explosive yields, called tactical nuclear weapons, designed for use on the battlefield in a “limited nuclear war.” Rather than enter the war, he’s opted for a muted, dual-track strategy of providing arms to After a series of losses on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ambiguous yet ominous threat to use a nuclear weapon. Putin could launch a limited nuclear strike, or the demonstration of one, out of desperation, say intelligence officials. 24, Putin has routinely reminded the world that Moscow’s nuclear arsenal is the world’s largest.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “sabre rattling” and said that the nuclear threats were just an attempt on his ...

Truss blamed Russia once again for the problem plauging most of Europe and promised that they will not be cutting off “toxic power and pipelines” from authoritarian regimes. "We will not rest until Ukraine prevails. And he is making yet more bogus claims and sabre rattling threats," she was quoted by Reuters.

Russia witnessed protests in Moscow and St Petersburg on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation of citizens in a televised ...

Flights to countries like Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, and Dubai, not affected by the sanctions imposed by the West, were sold out in a blink of an eye. and 'send Putin to the trenches!' were heard amid protests. In some cases, they had their identity documents checked on the streets and were told to appear for a health check-up, the Washington Post reported.

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”.

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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NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation of 3 lakh reservists to start pre-emptive military operations in ...

The votes are to be held between September 23 and 27. Flights filled up quickly and the prices of tickets zoomed “Primarily those who served in the armed forces will be called up,’’ the Russian President said.