by BoatSurfer600
STORY: Russian President Vladimir Putin called up reservists to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday, signifying a major escalation in the war.
Speaking in a rare, televized address, Putin said Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal if the West pursued what he called its “nuclear blackmail” over the conflict.
“If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without question use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff.”
It is Russia’s first such mobilization since World War II.
Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu said the partial mobilization – which begins immediately – would see 300,000 reservists called up.
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