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Multiple military recruitment offices in Russia have been attacked in the days since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" of an estimated 300,000 Russian citizens for the country's war in Ukraine. Driving the news: Local officials said a 25-year-old gunman opened fire at a military draft office in…

The United States would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine and has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. After suffering setbacks on the battlefield, Putin is mobilising 300,000 troops while also threatening…

‘Do you want Total War?” Goebbels demanded of the Nazi faithful as the Second World War went south for Germany in 1943. He depicted a Reich surrounded by evil Jewish cosmopolitan conspirators bent on its destruction and he advocated for total mobilisation and to embrace a glory-in-death ideology. Vladimir Putin…

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Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán. September 23, 2022 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates…

Voting began in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions on whether to become part of Russia.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky described the vote as a farce.The international community criticised the vote.Moscow-held regions of Ukraine begin voting on Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its…

Demand for flights out of Russia is up and video shows long lines of traffic at borders after Putin announced a draft to bolster his depleted forces in UkraineRead More

Cars coming from Russia wait in long lines at the border checkpoint between Russia and Finland near Vaalimaa, on Sept. 22.OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin had barely finished announcing a partial mobilization of military reservists Wednesday when Anastasia Burakova’s phone started lighting up with calls and text messages.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests. The risky order follows humiliating setbacks for Putin’s troops nearly seven months…

Author of the article: Associated Press Dusan Stojanovic Publishing date: Sep 21, 2022  •  9 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  5 Comments A passenger looks at a departures board at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow February 28, 2022. Photo by Stringer /REUTERS BELGRADE, Serbia — Large numbers of Russians rushed…