Seven months on from the initial illegal invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has decided to double down.
The Russian President issued a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, in which he introduced conscription for more people to the Russian Army, accused the West of 'nuclear blackmail' and took swipes at Washington, London and Berlin.
He also claimed that Russia had weapons that not even NATO countries had, attempting to reassure the Russian people that things were going to plan in Ukraine.
