#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin called up Russian military reservists on Wednesday, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff" and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons ▶️ https://t.co/CeHn71a2pA pic.twitter.com/eFu3DiAJ72
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 21, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on Wednesday, risking a deeply unpopular step that follows a string of humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. https://t.co/Vw4MIAvJ8H pic.twitter.com/gHeUAgfWVC
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2022
The speech from Putin today is a careful balancing act of a leader under pressure, who is trying to: 1. please hardliners and Russian milbloggers; 2. not displease the general populace; 3. appease the military; 4. give the impression he is not losing a war. 1/20 🧵
— Mick Ryan, AM (@WarintheFuture) September 21, 2022
“Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the U.N. charter with a “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine, President Joe Biden tells world leaders in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. https://t.co/wFoJrZOwc3 pic.twitter.com/omD4NEeyzH
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2022
German Finance Minister @c_lindner says Putin's partial mobilization announcement is "a sign of weakness," as he calls on allies to prepare for "a long conflict" with Russia. pic.twitter.com/f25p4FKHoQ
— DW News (@dwnews) September 21, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons was 'dangerous and reckless rhetoric,' NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an exclusive interview with @Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni https://t.co/lxrVLuOrDx pic.twitter.com/rXaHRB5ygP
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 21, 2022
#UPDATE China has called for a "ceasefire through dialogue and consultation", following Russian President Vladimir Putin's address on Ukraine in which he announced a partial military mobilisation. pic.twitter.com/e68ABKAxto
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 21, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the stakes in a dangerous game, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR https://t.co/pYRZByDo7g
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 21, 2022
A crowd gathered this evening on Arbat, Moscow's main pedestrian street, shouts "Send Putin to the trenches!" pic.twitter.com/pkm8vynnxw
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) September 21, 2022
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