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Vladimir Putin issues ominous nuclear bomb threat to West and says it 'is not a bluff'

In a significant escalation, the president threatened nuclear strikes in response to what he claimed were attacks on his territory

Irish Mirror

Why did Putin start the Russia Ukraine conflict?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Putin’s Ukraine escalation shows ‘essential weakness’ of his position, says UK

The Russian president used a televised address to his nation to issue a nuclear threat.

The Independent UK

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Russia issues 'partial' mobilisation order, EU slams Putin’s ‘desperation’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a "partial" mobilisation of 300,000 reservists, marking an escalation of what Moscow calls its military operation in Ukraine. The decision was condemned by Ukraine’s allies, with the EU saying it was a sign of Putin’s “desperation”. Read about the day’s events as they…

France 24

Reaction to Russia mobilising more troops for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian mobilisation to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons, in what NATO called a "reckless" act of desperation in the face of Russia's looming defeat.

Reuters

UK says Putin's threats must be taken seriously

Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech on Wednesday was a worrying escalation and the threats he made must be taken seriously, British foreign office minister Gillian Keegan told Sky News.

Reuters

Russia's mobilisation is escalation of conflict - Germany's vice chancellor

The partial mobilisation of troops ordered by Russia is a further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine which the German government is considering its response to, Germany's vice chancellor said on Wednesday.

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President Putin warns he 'isn't bluffing' over weapons in chilling threat to the West

The Russian President has issued a warning to the West

Liverpool Echo

Russia's mobilisation was 'predictable', shows war effort failing, Ukraine says

Russia's mobilisation was a predictable step that will prove extremely unpopular and underscores that the war is not going according to Moscow's plan, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin sends warning to West as he announces partial mobilisation for Russian citizens

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia would use all the means at its disposal to protect its territory, saying:…

The National (Scotland)

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces 'partial mobilisation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" on Wednesday that will see 300,000 Russian reservists called up in a significant escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

"This is not a bluff": Vladimir Putin announces 'partial mobilisation' in Ukraine invasion and accuses the West of engaging in 'nuclear blackmail'

Russian reservists are being called up for Ukraine and Putin has accused the West of 'nuclear blackmail'

Manchester Evening News

American, Russians to Blast off for ISS as War Rages in Ukraine

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin announces partial military mobilisation ‘to defend’ Russia against West

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered an increase in funding to boost Russia's weapons production in a televised address to the nation in which he signed a decree on the "partial mobilisation" of his country to support Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.

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Putin Mobilizes More Troops for Ukraine, Says West Wants to Destroy Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial military mobilization, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has regained some occupied territory. In a televised address, Putin said the partial mobilization of its 2 million-strong military reserves was to defend Russia and its territories, claiming the West wants…

Reuters

Russia calls up 300,000 reservists, says 6,000 soldiers killed in Ukraine

Russia will draft 300,000 reservists to support its military campaign in Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday in televised remarks.

ABC News

Russia to call up military reservists to fight in Ukraine

Russia will call up 300,000 reservists with military experience to fight in the war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

Evening Standard

Putin forced to take ‘greater political risk’ with tougher army desertion law, says UK

Referendums in a series of Russian-held areas to become part of the Russian Federation driven ‘by fears’ of Ukrainian attacks, says UK

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Putin's nuclear warning to West as he orders partial Russian mobilisation

Russian president addressed the Russian people on Wednesday

Axios

Putin announces partial military mobilization for Russian citizens

It's effective from today, Putin said.

Reuters

Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine, warning the West he was not bluffing when he said he'd be ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.

Reuters

Putin orders funding boost for Russian weapons production

Russia's President Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in funding to boost the country's weapons production in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday in which he ordered a "partial mobilisation" to support Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin announces ‘partial mobilisation’ and makes nuclear weapons threat in escalation of Ukraine war

Ben Wallace said Mr Putin’s ‘breaking of his own promises not to mobilise parts of his population’ is an admission that his invasion is ‘failing’

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Putin signs decree on partial mobilisation for citizens

The Russian president says he is defending Russian territories and the West wanted to destroy the country.

The Independent UK

Germany nationalizes country's biggest gas importer Uniper

The German government has agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest gas importing company, Uniper, expanding state intervention in the industry to prevent an energy shortgage resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine

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