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EXPLAINER: Key points from Vladimir Putin's call-up speech

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

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Putin’s military escalation: a failing strategy

Editorial: Vladimir Putin is placing a losing bet that demoralised Russian conscripts can outfight Ukrainians defending their homeland

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: Russian-backed forces release five Britons held captive, Truss says

Aiden Aslin among those freed after mediation by Saudi Crown Prince

The Independent UK

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After battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, Putin orders mobilisation

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces plans to mobilise up to 300,000 military reservists to fight in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Five Britons detained by pro-Russia forces in Ukraine are released

Five British nationals held by Russian-backed forces are being returned to their families.

The Independent UK

Ex-Putin aide talks about nuclear attack on UK cities in bizarre rant

London is potential target, says Kremlin sympathiser

Wales Online

UK lawmaker says Aiden Aslin among prisoners released by Russian-backed forces -statement

British lawmaker Robert Jenrick on Wednesday said Aiden Aslin was among the prisoners released by Russia on Wednesday following a mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Reuters

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Germany's Scholz: trying to prevent escalation in Russia-Ukraine war

Any threat from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons is "unacceptable" but Germany will continue to support Ukraine and try to prevent an escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told ARD television on Wednesday.

Reuters

Roos must make use of firepower: Cahill

Tim Cahill hopes the Socceroos' next generation of firepower is used more effectively than it was during a barren campaign in Russia four years ago.

AAP

British nationals released by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine back in the UK

Men freed as part of a major prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by Saudi Arabia

Evening Standard

‘I’d rather leave than fight’: Russians react to Putin’s draft

President’s decision to mobilise citizens to bolster Ukraine invasion stirs feelings of fear and patriotism

The Guardian - UK

Russian nuclear sabre-rattling is designed to create fear in the west

Russian announcements cover up fact that mobilisation will take months to have impact

The Guardian - UK

Five Brit prisoners of war including man sentenced to death safely returned from Ukraine

Prime Minister Liz Truss has confirmed the release of the five Brits - including Aiden Aslin, who had been sentenced to execution - after reports of Saudi Arabia's mediation talks with Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

Russian defence minister outlines mobilisation plans

Only those with relevant combat and service experience will join the military operation in Ukraine, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said, after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of Russia's reservists.Mr Shoigu added there were around 25 million people who fit this criteria, but only around 1% of them…

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Reuters

Russia releases U.S. citizens Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh in prisoner exchange -family representative

Russia has released U.S. citizens Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, in a prisoner exchange brokered by Saudi Arabia, a family representative told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Biden denounces Putin’s nuclear threats as ‘reckless’ in UN address

Volodymyr Zelenskiy also spoke to the UN, saying Ukraine’s forces would continue their counter-offensive

France 24

'Partial mobilisation' of Russian reservists may reveal Putin's desperation

Faced with a series of setbacks in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russia's reservist forces on Wednesday. But some analysts say the move will have only a limited impact on the front lines of the conflict.

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin's speech: What he said and what he meant

Russian government is articulating what it wants to achieve

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The Independent UK

Germany to nationalise embattled gas giant Uniper as energy crisis looms

The German government has agreed to nationalise the embattled gas giant Uniper, which ran into financial problems after the curtailment of Russian supplies.

Daily Mirror

Terrified Russians shout 'I'm not going to die for Vladimir Putin' after announcement

Protests have been taking place across Russia in response to Vladimir Putin's call-up of 300,000 reservists who are being forced to fight in the country's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Navalny says Putin’s mobilisation order will result in ‘massive amount of deaths’

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has accused president Vladimir Putin of trying to “smear hundreds of thousands of people” in a “criminal war” after he ordered a partial mobilisation of Russian reserves.

Daily Mirror

Nikita Mazepin questions Guenther Steiner's "human qualities" and rules out Haas return

Mazepin was axed by Haas earlier this year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and says his relationship with the team and boss Guenther Steiner is irreparable

WEKU

Ukraine hunts for pro-Moscow collaborators suspected of helping Russia strike targets

The southern Mykolaiv region has seen targeted strikes, leading Ukrainian officials to round up hundreds of people suspected of leaking information to the Russians.

Reuters

Many Russians seek ways out as call-up orders arrive

Moments after President Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 reservists on Wednesday in Russia's first such mobilisation since World War Two, a human rights lawyer said citizens had already started getting orders to enlist.

Axios

Over 1,300 Russians arrested in protests against Putin's "partial mobilization" order

Hundreds of people organized demonstrations in at least 38 Russian cities, including Moscow.

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