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Cornered by war, Putin makes another nuclear threat

President Vladimir Putin says he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect Russian territory, a threat that comes as Moscow is poised to annex swaths of Ukraine that Moscow has taken over after hastily called referendums there

The Independent UK

Five British prisoners of war held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine are safely returned

Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed the five Brits had been released

Manchester Evening News

‘Thrown into the meat grinder’: Russians react to mobilisation

After President Putin announced the partial mobilisation of population, ‘how to leave Russia’ spikes on search engines.

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'A brutal, needless war ... chosen by one man': Biden, at United Nations, slams Putin's invasion of Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced another $1.2 billion aid package for Ukraine during his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 1,400 arrests as Russians protest against Putin’s ‘partial’ mobilisation of reserve forces

Protests took place in major cities on Wednesday night including Moscow and St Petersburg

Evening Standard

How seriously should we take Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons against West?

The use of weapons of mass destruction would be a last resort for Vladimir Putin as it would invite global condemnation and risk a retaliatory attack, our helpful Q&A explains

Daily Mirror

A dangerous moment: On Vladimir Putin’s troop mobilisation

Vladimir Putin should see setbacks as evidence of the irrationality of war

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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

Russians Are Fleeing the Threat of Conscription

Unsurprisingly, numerous Russians don't want to be forced to fight in Vladimir Putin's pointless war.

Reason

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

Five key takeaways from Joe Biden’s UNGA speech

In wide-reaching UN address, US president slams Russia and says Washington not seeking ‘cold war’ with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Mobilisation and nuclear threat: Putin's Ukraine invasion stokes superpower rivalries

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it deployed 160,000 troops. Vladimir Putin has now called up 300,000 after major setbacks in Ukraine, while coupling his announcement with his most overt nuclear threat to the West. Our panel analyses Biden's answer to Putin and the world at the UN General Assembly.…

France 24

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

The Guardian view on Putin’s military escalation: a failing strategy

Editorial: Vladimir Putin is placing a losing bet that demoralised Russian conscripts can outfight Ukrainians defending their homeland

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After battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, Putin orders mobilisation

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces plans to mobilise up to 300,000 military reservists to fight in Ukraine.

Wales Online

Ex-Putin aide talks about nuclear attack on UK cities in bizarre rant

London is potential target, says Kremlin sympathiser

Reuters

EU ministers agree to press ahead with new Russia sanctions

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to prepare new sanctions on Russia and increase weapons' deliveries to Kyiv after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first wartime mobilisation since World War Two to fight in Ukraine.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz: trying to prevent escalation in Russia-Ukraine war

Any threat from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons is "unacceptable" but Germany will continue to support Ukraine and try to prevent an escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told ARD television on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’d rather leave than fight’: Russians react to Putin’s draft

President’s decision to mobilise citizens to bolster Ukraine invasion stirs feelings of fear and patriotism

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Russian defence minister outlines mobilisation plans

Only those with relevant combat and service experience will join the military operation in Ukraine, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said, after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of Russia's reservists.Mr Shoigu added there were around 25 million people who fit this criteria, but only around 1% of them…

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv urges west to spell out how it would respond to Russian nuclear strike

Ukraine asks world leaders to say ‘very firmly’ that nuclear strike would have catastrophic consequences for Russia

The Guardian - UK

Biden denounces Putin’s nuclear threats as ‘reckless’ in UN address

Volodymyr Zelenskiy also spoke to the UN, saying Ukraine’s forces would continue their counter-offensive

France 24

'Partial mobilisation' of Russian reservists may reveal Putin's desperation

Faced with a series of setbacks in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilisation” of Russia's reservist forces on Wednesday. But some analysts say the move will have only a limited impact on the front lines of the conflict.

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin's speech: What he said and what he meant

Russian government is articulating what it wants to achieve

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