PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear contest is starting in Alaska. Who's going to be the chonkiest chonk?
Independent paper The Moscow Times says there are rumours that the Kremlin could order another mobilisation to sustain its Ukraine invasion. The paper spoke to anti-war activists who say that anxiety is rising, even though helping Russians avoid the military is a routine part of their work. They remember September 2022, when 300,000 reservists were called up – Russia's first mobilisation since the Second World War. According to an independent source, more than 20,000 of the men who were mobilised then were later confirmed killed. Many activists worry that a new call-up could come faster and be even harder to avoid.
