Putin Mobilizes More Troops, Renews Nuclear Threat Over Ukraine
WATCH: Putin orders a “partial mobilization” of Russian troops.Source: Bloomberg
Bloomberg News
September 21, 2022, 6:17 AM UTCUpdated onSeptember 21, 2022, 7:57 AM UTC
Bloomberg News
September 21, 2022, 6:17 AM UTC
Vowing to use all means necessary to defend Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” and pledged to annex the territories his forces have already occupied, raising the stakes in the seven-month-old conflict.
Calling the moves “urgent, necessary steps to defend the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Russia,” Putin said in a televised national address Wednesday that Russia is fighting the full might of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The US and its allies, he said, are seeking to “destroy” Russia.
“We will definitely use all means available” to defend Russian territory,” Putin said. “That’s not a bluff.”
The partial mobilization will mean that reservists will be drafted into military service, Putin said, starting immediately.
The Kremlin is set to stage hastily-organized referendums on absorbing four occupied regions in eastern and southern Ukraine as soon as this weekend in its latest escalation of the invasion of the neighboring country. Russian officials have said they will move quickly to annex the territories after the vote, making the lands part of the country.
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WATCH: Putin orders a “partial mobilization” of Russian troops.Source: Bloomberg
Bloomberg News
September 21, 2022, 6:17 AM UTCUpdated onSeptember 21, 2022, 7:57 AM UTC
Bloomberg News
September 21, 2022, 6:17 AM UTC
Vowing to use all means necessary to defend Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” and pledged to annex the territories his forces have already occupied, raising the stakes in the seven-month-old conflict.
Calling the moves “urgent, necessary steps to defend the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Russia,” Putin said in a televised national address Wednesday that Russia is fighting the full might of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The US and its allies, he said, are seeking to “destroy” Russia.
“We will definitely use all means available” to defend Russian territory,” Putin said. “That’s not a bluff.”
The partial mobilization will mean that reservists will be drafted into military service, Putin said, starting immediately.
The Kremlin is set to stage hastily-organized referendums on absorbing four occupied regions in eastern and southern Ukraine as soon as this weekend in its latest escalation of the invasion of the neighboring country. Russian officials have said they will move quickly to annex the territories after the vote, making the lands part of the country.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-partial-mobilization-stepping-up-ukraine-war