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'I'm scared': More than 1,300 arrested at anti-mobilisation protests across Russia

At least 1,337 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said Wednesday.

France 24

Hundreds arrested as Russians protest Putin’s call to mobilise troops

People took to the streets in Moscow chanting: ‘Send Putin to the trenches!’

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Key points from Vladimir Putin's call-up speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another grave warning to the West after his country’s military suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Russian nuclear sabre-rattling is designed to create fear in the west

Russian announcements cover up fact that mobilisation will take months to have impact

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine hunts for pro-Moscow collaborators suspected of helping Russia strike targets

The southern Mykolaiv region has seen targeted strikes, leading Ukrainian officials to round up hundreds of people suspected of leaking information to the Russians.

WEKU

Many Russians seek ways out as call-up orders arrive

Moments after President Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 reservists on Wednesday in Russia's first such mobilisation since World War Two, a human rights lawyer said citizens had already started getting orders to enlist.

Reuters

Over 1,300 Russians arrested in protests against Putin's "partial mobilization" order

Hundreds of people organized demonstrations in at least 38 Russian cities, including Moscow.

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Saudi Mediation Leads to Successful Prisoner Swap Between Russia, Ukraine

The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday the success of a mediation, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, for a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow released ten prisoners from Morocco, the United States, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine. The Ministry stressed that the move reflects Crown…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exclusive-NATO chief Stoltenberg calls China a security challenge

China's cooperation with Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Chinese comments against NATO enlargement show why the Western defense alliance should regard Beijing as a security challenge, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Putin mobilises more troops for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail", Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 210 of the invasion

Putin threatens use of nuclear weapons as he announces partial mobilisation in Russia; World leaders condemn intention by Moscow-held regions of Ukraine to vote on annexation by Russia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: All your key questions as Putin threatens to use nukes

Why, seven months since the war began, has the Kremlin ramped up its aggressions and what is really going on in Ukraine? The Mirror explains the latest situation between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Putin’s plan: What does partial mobilisation mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that will see 300,000 reservists called to fight in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

One-way flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders call-up for thousands

Russians flee country after president announces mobilisation

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Germany: Russian mobilisation is sign of Moscow's lack of success in Ukraine

The German chancellor sees in Russia's partial military mobilisation signs that Moscow's attack on Ukraine is not successful, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Lithuania raises army's readiness level amid Russia's military mobilisation

Lithuania raised the readiness level of its army's rapid response force "to prevent any provocations from the Russian side", defence minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Wednesday after Moscow announced a partial military mobilisation.

Reuters

Polish PM says Russia will attempt to destroy Ukraine

Russia will attempt to destroy Ukraine and change its borders, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday commenting on a partial mobilization announced by Moscow.

Al Jazeera

World reacts to Putin’s partial mobilisation plans in Ukraine war

Ukraine says Moscow’s move is ‘predictable’ as it is failing to achieve its objectives in the seven-month-old war.

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Ukraine war: Putin calls up more troops and threatens nuclear option in a speech which ups the ante but shows Russia's weakness

Declaring a partial mobilisation and threatening the use of “lots of Russian weapons” in response to alleged western nuclear blackmail, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has upped the ante once more in his war against Ukraine. Indeed, Putin nearly went so far as to say so: “When the territorial integrity of…

Reuters

Latvia says it won't offer refuge to Russians fleeing mobilisation

European Union member Latvia, which borders Russia, will not offer refuge to any Russians fleeing Moscow's mobilisation of troops, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said in a tweet on Wednesday, citing security concerns.

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Why did Putin start the Russia Ukraine conflict?

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

France 24

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…

WEKU

Putin announces a partial military mobilization for Russian citizens

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield.

Reuters

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.

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