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Emily Clark in London and Tom Joyner in Istanbul

In Russia, Vladimir Putin has broken promises and caused chaos he may not be able to contain

Sitting on a bus in the border zone between Russia and Estonia, Lev Kudryakov is sending rapid-fire updates about what he's just experienced.

To leave Russia, he was asked a series of questions by border guards: "Have you heard about mobilisation?"

"Do you know that if you evade mobilisation, then there may be criminal liability for evasion?

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