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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

What the papers say – September 22

The front pages are dominated by significant developments in the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Son of top Kremlin official has 'no intention' of call-up for Putin’s war mobilisation

The son of a senior Kremlin official has claimed he would use his connections to avoid a military call-up after falling for a prank call from a man pretending be an army officer

Daily Mirror

Government response to businesses' energy price rise concerns nowhere near good enough

Record View says any measures to ease the burden on businesses and protect jobs are welcome but bosses are right to be less than enthusiastic.

Daily Record

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More than 1,300 arrests in Russia as cops filmed dragging away anti-war protesters

More than 1,300 people have been arrested with large numbers of Russians having taken to the streets of cities to protest about Vladimir Putin's decision to mobilise reservists for the first time since WWll

Daily Mirror

EU ministers agree to prepare new sanctions targeting Russia - Borrell

European Union ministers agreed to push ahead with new sanctions targeting Russia at an informal meeting on Wednesday, the bloc's foreign policy chief said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered the first wartime mobilisation since World War Two.

Reuters

Australia, New Zealand condemn Putin threats as "unthinkable"

Australia and New Zealand condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying his threats to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia were "unthinkable" and exposed his justification for the war as untrue.

Reuters

Russia must be punished for its crime of invasion: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president addressed UN meeting in video address just hours after Russia announced plans to call up 300,000.

Al Jazeera

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Steel plant defenders, Putin ally exchanged in prisoner swap

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege

The Independent UK

US ‘will retaliate with devastating strike’ if Putin follows through on nuclear threat

It comes after Moscow’s chilling warning to the West

The Independent UK

Ukrainian President appeals to world leaders amid escalating Russian nuclear threats

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to bolster their support for Ukraine as Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemns Russia's threats.

ABC News

Trudeau: Russia 'failing and flailing' in Ukraine war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia’s partial military mobilization is a sign it is “failing and flailing” in its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Some Russians flee Ukraine conscription as Moscow remains defiant at U.N

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine.

Reuters

London council considers seizing oligarchs’ homes to make affordable housing

Houses on Britain’s richest streets could be claimed

The Independent UK

Russia protests: more than 1,300 arrested at anti-war demonstrations

More than 500 detained in both Moscow and St Petersburg, says monitoring group, after Putin orders call-up of military reservists

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Reuters

Putin's behavior sign of failing Ukraine invasion, says Canada's Trudeau

Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order and threats to use nuclear weapons show that the Ukraine invasion is failing, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, condemning Moscow's announcement as unacceptable.

The Conversation

Putin plays the annexation card, pushing the war in Ukraine into a dangerous new phase

A lot has changed since world leaders last met in person at the United Nations General Assembly: a global pandemic, a looming food crisis, economic stress, climate disasters – and, of course, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Penny Wong says Vladimir Putin's 'threats unthinkable and irresponsible' — as it happened

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia will continue to provide military support to Ukraine, as Russia moves to draft reservists into the war. Look back on how the day's events unfolded in our live blog.

The Independent UK

Zelensky calls for ‘punishment’ of Russia to bring an end to the war in Ukraine

In a pre-recorded speech to the UN general assembly, Zelensky outlined his path to peace

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The Independent UK

Putin issuing nuclear threats to cover up ‘catastrophic failure’ in Ukraine, says Truss

‘It’s not a bluff’: Russian leader’s chilling threat to use ‘means of destruction’

The Independent UK

UK's new leader slams Putin, hails queen in debut UN speech

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of making “saber-rattling threats” to cover his failed invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

Liz Truss hits out at Vladimir Putin’s ‘catastrophic’ failure in Ukraine in UN speech

The PM accused Russia’s president of ‘sabre rattling’ over nuclear threats and reservists call up

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: leaders condemn Putin’s nuclear threat, basin plan in peril, mass whale stranding

Thursday: Joe Biden and allied leaders have reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons. Plus: Brad Pitt’s side career as a sculptor

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss dismisses Putin’s nuclear threats as sign of desperation

UK PM spurns Russian president’s ‘sabre-rattling’ as she calls for democratic renewal in UN address

Bangkok Post

Italy: The hard right nears the reins of power

There's an election in Italy this Sunday, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini's "blackshirts" marched on Rome and brought the first fascist dictator to power.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss blasts Russia's 'barbarity' and rape in UN speech after Putin's nuclear threat

The Prime Minister addressed the United Nations General Assembly in the early hours of the morning, telling world leaders of the horrors unfolding in Ukraine

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