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Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered mobilization in Russia for the first time since World War II. He warned the West that if Moscow engages in “nuclear blackmail” it will respond with full force to its vast stockpile of weapons. In a televised address to the nation, Putin said that ‘if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use all available means to protect our people’. This is no joke. Russia has ‘too many weapons to respond’.
A report by Reuters news agency said that Russia’s defense minister has said 300,000 reserve forces will be called in a partial mobilization. This will apply to those who have previously served in the military. This partial mobilization by Putin can be considered a turning point in the war in Ukraine. Because this is the time when the Russian army is forced to retreat while fighting a counter-attack by the Ukrainian army. Some areas have even gone beyond his control.
Commenting on Putin’s move, the British Foreign Office said, “Obviously, if there is anything like this, we should take it very seriously.” Because in fact this attack is done. While Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolik told reporters that Russia’s mobilization was a predictable move. Which would prove to be extremely unpopular. This will make it clear that the war is no longer going according to Moscow’s plan.
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While Putin said that the partial mobilization of Russia’s 2 million military reserve is to protect Russia and its territories. Because Western countries do not want peace in Ukraine. He said that Washington, London, Brussels were encouraging Kyiv to launch a military operation in our territory with the aim of ‘totally plundering our country’. Putin cited the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine and said nuclear blackmail had also been used. Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of endangering nuclear plants in war.
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First Published: 21 September 2022, 15:23 IST
