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Russia on Wednesday announced an immediate partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists and threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in the war against Ukraine.

Putin also announced that volunteers currently fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine would be granted the same legal status as regular military personnel. He added that 5,937 Russians had been killed in the war so far. He added that Russia had 25 million men with military experience, saying that the current partial mobilization only covers about 1 percent of that number. Kremlin-installed officials in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region also indicated they planned to hold a referendum, with pro-Russian authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region indicating they would do the same. He added that, in the first instance, reservists with training and experience would be called to join up. “To defend Russia and our people, we doubtlessly will use all resources at our disposal,” Putin said.

Both Hitler and Mussolini had to compromise, keeping the numbers of Waffen SS and the combat-ready Blackshirts down and placing them under regular military ...

Nor does either of them have the charisma to keep people from asking the most basic of practical questions: “Why is this supposed to be a matter of life and death to me?” And, most importantly, Putin hasn’t achieved the momentum of military victories that made both Mussolini’s and Hitler’s rhetoric far more attractive than it should have been. The values defended by the globalist West — LGBT, the legalization of perversions and drugs, the merger of man and machine, the ubiquitous mixing caused by uncontrolled migration — are inextricably linked to its military and political hegemony and the unipolar system. Even if Russians accept this narrative, however, the survivor and the individualist in them will doubtless wonder why it makes sense to die in this war. None of the “traditionalist” ideas Dugin, and Putin, would have Russians defend with their lives are as powerful as the evil constructs the 20th-century fascist leaders were so good at drumming into their nations’ minds. Western liberalism and the global military, political and economic domination of the U.S. Russian ultranationalists are aware of the shortage of to-die-for ideas and powerful stories. Belief in the superiority of the German Volk and the “Aryan race,” and thus in their final victory, prevailed for many months after Hitler’s armies ceased to be unbeatable. Many respondents would hesitate to tell a pollster — who might be a secret police official or some other kind of informer — that they like the folks the Russian military has been fighting for the last seven months. Yet Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine adventure is such a flop precisely because he is failing to ignite the kind of hatred and self-righteousness in the Russian nation that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini inspired in Germans and Italians. One could say Russians aren’t joining Putin’s war in Nazi Germany-like numbers simply because they fear for their lives, or because they’ve heard stories of how poorly equipped and commanded the Russian military was, or simply because Russia doesn’t appear to be winning. Both Hitler and Mussolini had to compromise, keeping the numbers of Waffen SS and the combat-ready Blackshirts down and placing them under regular military commanders in the field. The message the Wagner Group private military company is pushing in its ads is that of romanticized, testosterone-fueled adventure as an alternative to boring work in a factory — but its actual promise, too, is of a high, reliable income.

Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ...

In another signal that Russia is digging in for a protracted and possibly ramped-up conflict, the Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to toughen laws against desertion, surrender and looting by Russian troops. But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by Western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. The Russian leader's televised address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming integral parts of Russia. The last update came in late March when the Defense Ministry claimed 1,351 Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine. He said that 5,937 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine so far. Putin accused the West in engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and noted “statements of some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the possibility of using nuclear weapons of mass destruction against Russia.”

Confusion reigned in Moscow, and around the world, on Tuesday night when Vladimir Putin failed to turn up for a flagged speech that could have heralded a d.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's southern military command said its troops sank a Russian barge carrying troops and weapons across the Dnieper River near the Russian-occupied city of Nova Kakhovka. "That is why they fear those referendums so much in Kyiv and in the West," Medvedev said. Yevhenii Yenin, a deputy minister in Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry, told a national telecast that officials found many bodies "with signs of violent death". The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been a focus of concern for months because of fears that shelling could lead to a radiation leak. British Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to promise that her government will next year "match or exceed" the £2.3 billion ($4.4b) in military aid given to Ukraine this year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there are no prospects for a diplomatic settlement of the conflict. Ukrainian forces are recycling the captured weaponry back into battle. The swiftness of the Ukrainian counteroffensive also led Russian forces to abandon armoured vehicles and other weapons as they hastily retreated. If so, it would be major escalation of what the Russian President calls the "special military operation". If approved, as expected, by the upper house and then signed by Putin, the legislation would strengthen commanders' hands against failing morale reported among soldiers. There were no further details about the damage. Multiple reports have now said the speech had been postponed, perhaps until Wednesday.

"Citizens who are currently in the reserve will be subject to conscription," Putin says.

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the shelling. In another signal that Russia is digging in for a protracted and possibly ramped-up conflict, the Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to toughen laws against desertion, surrender and looting by Russian troops. In the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar, shelling continued around Europe's largest nuclear power plant. And we enjoy the full support of our partners in this." But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by Western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. "Our positions do not change because of the noise or any announcements somewhere.

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

The choreographed series of events was reminiscent of the Russian leader's announcement to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February. Putin also accused Western powers of providing Ukraine with long-range weapon systems that can strike deep into Russian territory — and again accused Ukraine and its allies of menacing Russia with nuclear threats. "Only those citizens will be drafted to military service who are currently in the reserve and first of all those who have served in the army, who have certain professions and have necessary experience," will be recruited for the campaign, said Putin in a televised address to the nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial military mobilisation, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has regained ...

Russia already considers Luhansk and Donetsk, which together make up the Donbas region Moscow partially occupied in 2014, to be independent states. Shoigu said this meant around 300,000 men. "To protect homeland, its sovereignty, ...

Russian president announces partial mobilisation and makes threats on west, saying 'we will use all the means at our disposal'. Plus, the Hollywood sign ...

Guterres’s appeal came in his most urgent, and bleakest, speech to date on the state of the planet. The giant letters on the hill are being cleaned and repainted, a process estimated to take eight weeks. A sign marking Little Arabia will be put up on Interstate 5, and the city council has plans to commission an in-depth study of the neighborhood. [UN secretary general has urged](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/20/un-secretary-general-tax-fossil-fuel-companies-climate-crisis). On Monday, a Baltimore judge vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed, who spent 23 years behind bars for a crime he claims he did not commit. The world’s human population is forecast to surpass 8 billion in the coming months. Space Force was created in 2019 at the behest of the Trump White House. Many of the companies that claimed to be serving food were sponsored by a non-profit called Feeding Our Future, which submitted the companies’ claims for reimbursement. Authorities say a total of $250m was stolen from the federal program. The Russian leader’s televised address to the country came a day after Russian-controlled regions in Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming part of Russia. Chicago authorities have not released an analysis of the results. This could set the stage for Moscow to escalate the war after Ukrainian successes.

Russian president threatens west with nuclear retaliation, saying 'we will use all the means at our disposal'

Western intelligence as well as independent media reports suggest the real figure is significantly higher, with up to 80,000 Russian soldiers been killed or wounded since the start of the war. The partial mobilisation announced by Putin will widely be seen as a major admission of the Kremlin’s military failures in Ukraine. But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. The Russian leader’s televised address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold “referendums” this weekend on becoming part of Russia. And we enjoy the full support of our partners in this.” Some observers proposed that the Kremlin had changed its mind on its decision to announce a mobilisation, while others pointed to Putin’s habit of keeping his audience waiting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ...

In another signal that Russia is digging in for a protracted and possibly ramped-up conflict, the Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to toughen laws against desertion, surrender and looting by Russian troops. But they were quickly dismissed as illegitimate by Western leaders who are backing Kyiv with military and other support that has helped its forces seize momentum on battlefields in the east and south. The Russian leader's televised address to the nation comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming integral parts of Russia. The last update came in late March when the Defense Ministry claimed 1,351 Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine. He said that 5,937 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine so far. Putin accused the West in engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and noted “statements of some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the possibility of using nuclear weapons of mass destruction against Russia.”

The Russian leader's fantastical speech shows he recognises that his country is losing its war on Ukraine, says Keir Giles of the Russia programme at ...

[tumble in the stock market](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un?page=with:block-632af29d8f08f4c4bf5d72df#block-632af29d8f08f4c4bf5d72df) has been accompanied by a spike in air fares and searches for [how to leave Russia](https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/09/20/google-searches-for-how-to-leave-russia-spike), as the implications of increased mobilisation hit home. Last week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit saw both implicit and explicit [rebukes to Putin](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/15/putin-thanks-xi-china-balanced-stance-on-ukraine-invasion-russia) over the war. [Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine) and the world had moved on since his last major speech at the launch of his invasion in February. [hastily planned referendums](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ukraine-crisis-referendum-idUKBREA2A1H820140311) in the occupied territories are another sign of Russia scrambling to find ways of dissuading Ukraine’s supporters from helping it liberate its people. The “correct” figures will be ensured by adding in absentee voting from within Russia itself – and it is very likely that, just as with the same exercise in Crimea in 2014, the choices presented on the ballot paper will, in reality, be no choice at all. The less good news is that if he believes even a tiny fraction of the lies and fantasies he reeled off during the speech, his grip on reality is even shakier than we previously suspected.

UK: Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to meet US president Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, while MPs take their oath of allegiance ...

“Adjusting the pace of rate hikes is a key tool to signal our determination to fulfil our mandate and keep inflation expectations contained,” she said in a speech. The system launchers that Ukraine has so far received came with shorter-range rockets capable of striking targets up to 80km. The company also announced in July that its chief executive The country reported a record trade deficit of $9.47bn in August due to higher energy import costs. Shares briefly changed hands for more than $230 about two months following the company’s initial public offering in May 2019, when it floated at a price of $25 a share. The yield on the US 10-year note, meanwhile, reached 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, the highest level in more than a decade. “We, the member states of the UN, must act to restore this organisation’s credibility,” he said. The other driver exited his car, at which point Ramsey is alleged to have started punching him, bitten his nose and threatened to kill him. The war in Ukraine, which has triggered a surge in commodity and food prices globally, will also affect developing Asian countries. Germany: Finance minister Christian Lindner will speak to the foreign press association in Berlin. Markets: Futures for the Euro Stoxx 50 were down 0.2 per cent while contracts for the FTSE 100 were flat. In May, the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated that the figure would be only £6bn.

The cost of flights departing from Moscow skyrocketed after Vladimir Putin announced a “partial military mobilization” in a televised address.

The trip would typically cost between £120 and £185, making the price around nine times more expensive than the normal fare, according to Google data. The same flight ordinarily costs between £730 and £1,700. A large number of countries have placed bans on planes landing directly from Russia, including the U.S., the U.K., and most of mainland Europe. A flight to Tel-Aviv, Israel, from Moscow would normally cost between £350 and £570, but the cheapest flight on Wednesday costs £1,398 at the time of writing. Flights to Istanbul typically cost between £240 and £320 but the cheapest flight is a 13 hour 35 minute journey for £1,008 with Azerbaijan Airlines. Prices weren't available for flights to Armenia for Wednesday at the time of writing, but a single economy flight to the capital, Yerevan, for Thursday costs £1,117 ($1,267).

Russian leader's speech marks biggest escalation of Ukraine war, and raises fears of unprecedented disaster.

The offering of bribes to dodge the army, already a flourishing industry before the war, will probably become much more common in the coming weeks. “Russia’s repressed society will accept this obediently,” said Andrei Kolesnikov, of the Carnegie Moscow Center thinktank. “I can’t keep on fighting for ever. According to a government decree posted on the Kremlin’s website, the contracts of soldiers currently fighting in Ukraine will be automatically extended “until the end of the partial mobilisation” period. Many responded to these efforts, with polls consistently Since the start of the war, Putin has sought to shield his population from the realities of the war, with the Kremlin eager to cultivate a sense of normality on the streets of Moscow and other major cities.

The National Security Council spokesperson also addressed Putin's nuclear threats, saying there will be “severe consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons ...

always takes “this kind of rhetoric seriously.” takes “this kind of rhetoric seriously.” “This is not a bluff.”

Flights out of Russia were selling out fast and police reportedly arrested hundreds of protesters after President Vladimir Putin ordered the call-up of ...

"Now it's obvious that Putin won't step back and he's going to continue his stupid fight to the last Russian citizen." Nobody trusts the government." They could be prosecuted under laws against discrediting the armed forces, spreading "fake news" about Russia's military operation in Ukraine, or encouraging minors to protest. Matvey in St Petersburg said "I was hoping it would never happen". In reality Ukraine's government was democratically elected and has no far right politicians. Dozens were held in Irkutsk and other Siberian cities, and Yekaterinburg.

US president says Russia's planned annexation of more regions is an 'extremely significant violation' of UN charter.

“The Kremlin is organising a sham referendum to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the UN charter. The Russian leader and his senior officials have made a string of similar nuclear threats since launching the invasion in February, in an effort to deter Nato countries from intervening. In his speech, Putin gave support to those ballots in the parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia runder Russian control. “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people. The announcement triggered an exodus of Russian men scrambling to avoid the draft. [Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/putin-announces-partial-mobilisation-in-russia-in-escalation-of-ukraine-war) and pledged to maintain support for Ukraine’s support in the face of Russia’s partial mobilisation and planned annexation of more Ukrainian regions.

Warning that Russia's imperial ambitions threaten the globe, President Joe Biden stood at the United Nations and denounced Moscow's efforts to “erase” ...

But rather than fly directly from London to New York, he returned to the White House for nearly 24 hours — and delivered a slightly off-topic speech about dark money in politics — before making his way to Manhattan on Tuesday evening. Beyond Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi have not made the trip to New York, depriving Biden of an ability to chastise the two powers face to face for the soft support of Russia. He headed straight for a Democratic party fundraiser — one of at least two on his New York itinerary. The president hammered that point home from the rostrum in Turtle Bay, calling for the continent to stiffen its resolve as the United States continues to funnel billions of dollars of weapons and supplies to the Ukrainian resistance. Hushed conversations across New York this week also held the rumor that Volodymyr Zelenskyy might also appear in Bali, in what would be his first time leaving his war-torn country since Russia’s invasion. The Western alliance’s resolve will be tested by what looms as a cold, dark winter for Europe — with the continent cut off from Russia’s energy supplies, its resolve tested by rising prices and plunging temperatures. officials believe the most perilous moment of the conflict is on the horizon. “Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations charter.” Putin had long resisted any sort of military mobilization for fears that a widespread effort to recruit more fighters could lead to protests and other domestic turmoil. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan reviewed the speech with Biden in the morning, adjusting and emphasizing certain lines, aides said. Biden aides believe Ukraine’s recent wins prove it remains worth it for Europe to stand with Kyiv. But Putin’s inflammatory rhetoric heightened his call’s urgency, with fears growing that the Russian president would use some sort of tactical nuclear device on the battlefield.

In interview with German TV, the Ukrainian leader repeated calls for Berlin to supply Ukraine with more heavy weapons.

Annexation referendums set to be held in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine were “sham referendums”, Zelenskyy said, adding that 90 percent of states would not recognise them. “He needs an army of millions … Moscow and separatists control large swaths of Ukraine’s northeast region, which is approximately 15 percent of its total territory. Putin “wants to drown Ukraine in blood, also the blood of his own soldiers”, Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy stressed he did not accept the German government’s argument that it was not providing Ukraine with tanks because it does not want to “go it alone”, as no NATO country has supplied it with Western-made battle tanks so far. [ don’t think the world will allow him to use these weapons](/news/2022/9/18/dont-dont-dont-biden-presses-putin-on-nuclear-weapons),” Zelenskyy said in an interview to TV channel of Germany Bild newspaper, referring to nuclear arms.

Russian leader has 'shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations Charter,' says US president - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Our sanctions explicitly allow Russia the ability to export food and fertilizer, no limitation," he said. Putin and his regional proxies are seeking to use the polls to claim the territories as part of Russia. "Russia's war is worsening food insecurity, and only Russia can end it." Putin announced earlier Wednesday a mass mobilization in Russia of 300,000 reservists to support his flagging war effort in Ukraine. "Now, Russia's calling up more soldiers to join the fight.

Thursday: Joe Biden and allied leaders have reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons. Plus: Brad Pitt's side career as a sculptor.

Protests have engulfed parts of the country over the past five days after the [death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/18/mahsa-amini-dozens-injured-in-iran-protests-after-death-in-custody), who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately. [executing an Afghan prisoner](https://www.smh.com.au/national/former-australian-commando-faces-afghanistan-war-crimes-investigation-20220920-p5bjkv.html) in October 2012 is now the target of a major war crimes inquiry, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The US president was speaking hours after Putin announced Russia’s first mobilisation since the second world war and warned that his country had “ [lots of weapons to reply](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/putin-announces-partial-mobilisation-in-russia-in-escalation-of-ukraine-war)” to what he claimed were western threats on its territory. Joyce said there was “nothing distinctly different” about the meetings he attended compared with the processes of former Liberal prime ministers, but he knew them only as “deep dives”, not as policy committee meetings. In an Former deputy prime ministers Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack did not always know if the “deep dive” policy meetings they attended were actually meetings of Scott Morrison’s secretive cabinet subcommittee. She must decide whether to give NSW the concessions it is seeking at the expense of the environment, or use the tough penalties that are built into the plan. NSW will seek an exemption from its obligations to deliver the final stage of the Murray-Darling Basin plan, a move that could leave the environment short-changed millions of litres of water. NSW will not meet a June 2024 deadline to deliver the last 25% of water savings of the plan, to be achieved through water-saving projects. Joe Biden and allied leaders have reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons, with the US pledging to maintain support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s partial mobilisation. The new federal water minister has been forced into a tricky situation after a declaration from the New South Wales government set the stage for a water-saving showdown with other states. In a speech to the UN general assembly, Joe Biden has condemned Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons.

Russian men have been trying to flee the country and more than a thousand people have been detained in protests after President Vladimir Putin called up ...

The partial mobilisation order came two days before Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine plan to hold referendums on becoming part of Russia — a move that could allow Moscow to escalate the war. And now the war has come into their home." In other developments, relatives of two US military veterans who disappeared while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces said they had been released after about three months in captivity. Another Russian, Valery, said his wife's family lives in Kyiv, and mobilisation is out of the question for him "just for the moral aspect alone". Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, said only some of those with relevant combat and service experience will be mobilised. "It's clear that Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine. Speaking by video, Zelenskyy said his forces "can return the Ukrainian flag to our entire territory. Foreign leaders are already calling the votes illegitimate and nonbinding. He also said Russia is effectively fighting the combined military might of Western countries. My mum is already picturing me driving in a military truck to the front line." "You just don't know what to expect from him," said Kharkiv resident Olena Milevska, 66. No to war!"

Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order and threats to use nuclear weapons show that the Ukraine invasion is failing, Canadian Prime ...

The West says it is a land grab and an attempt to reconquer a country that broke free of Moscow's rule with the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. an example of things not going to his plan." In a televised address earlier on Wednesday, Putin announced Russia's first wartime mobilization since World War Two and plans to annex parts of Ukraine.

UK PM spurns Russian president's 'sabre-rattling' as she prepares call for democratic renewal in UN address.

His assaults on the UN charter and international norms that protect us will not be tolerated and he must withdraw from Ukraine to enable a return to regional and global stability.” “We need to keep improving and renewing what we do for the new era, demonstrating that democracy delivers.” “He is doubling down by sending even more reservists to a terrible fate.

Biden administration officials vowed to continue sending military, economic and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.

“Putin is tripling down — first with the mobilization of reservists, second with the false referendums of citizenship for the occupied territories, and third with a largely unveiled threat to use nuclear weapons,” said Adm. “Bottom line, it’s not going to change a lot of the problems the Russian military has had in this war, and the military will be limited as to how many additional forces it can deploy in the field,” Mr. We have not had to do that in over 30 years.” “But it does begin to address the structural problems that Russia has had with manpower shortages and will extend Russia’s ability to sustain this war.” “It will be many months before they can be properly equipped, trained, organized and deployed to Ukraine,” said Frederick B. “And without massive artillery support, these new soldiers will be pure cannon fodder, sitting in cold, wet trenches this winter as Ukrainian forces continue to press.” Michael Kofman, director of Russia studies at CNA, a defense research institute in Arlington, Va., said the Kremlin’s first step would likely be to call up reserve officers and others with more recent military experience to replenish badly depleted units in the field, perhaps in the next month or so. “The announcement and associated threats are another sign that Russia is struggling to salvage its illegal occupation of Ukraine,” Brig. Putin would face a “consequential” response from the United States if he used nuclear weapons, but Mr. The Russian military has been identifying such personnel for months in anticipation of Mr. The United States alone has committed more than $15 billion in weapons and equipment since Russia’s invasion in February, much of which propelled the recent successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in the country’s northeast. Putin said: “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people.

On the morning of September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization. He also voiced support for the sham referenda, ...

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Putin has mobilised reservists and is threatening to use nuclear weapons, but is he serious – and what is really at stake?

[Zoe Williams compellingly](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/21/i-love-you-but-i-dont-want-to-see-you-for-the-next-six-weeks-the-case-for-a-marriage-sabbatical)lays out the case for marriage sabbaticals. See the visual investigation [here](https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/sep/21/liverpool-real-madrid-paris-stade-de-france-champions-league). [more than 1,300 people had been arrested](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/russia-protests-more-than-1300-arrested-at-anti-war-demonstrations-ukraine) during anti-war protests in dozens of cities, according to the independent OVD-Info protest monitoring group. [historic court battle against oil and gas company Santos](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/21/tiwi-islanders-win-court-battle-with-santos-over-drilling-in-traditional-waters). In [this piece](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/russians-react-to-vladimir-putin-military-draft-russia-partial-mobilisation), Andrew Roth hears from some of the dismayed Russians who could be affected by the draft, one of whom says: “I’d rather leave than fight in this war.” [pre-prepared before the day of the match](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/21/uefa-pre-prepared-champions-league-final-statement-blaming-late-fans-liverpool), the Guardian has learned. [attacked Crimea](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/ukraine-strikes-psychological-blows-game-of-drones-crimea), which is annexed Russia territory,” Peter said. “And those were the briefings from the US – that we’re not going to be deterred, but we can see the dynamics of escalation and we’re not going to overplay our hand. The thinking is that they need to continue to lay down their own lines for what is acceptable and what is not, and ignore Putin’s – not to reward him for his sabre-rattling.” Truss accused Putin of “doubling down” but accused him of “sabre-rattling threats” and concluded: “This will not work.” Biden said Putin’s “overt nuclear threats against Europe” showed “a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime.” [Russia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia)? Chris Cornelius, the founder of Cuadrilla Resources, told the Guardian that he believed the government’s support for it is merely a “political gesture”.