Showing posts with label war in the Ukraine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war in the Ukraine. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Hundreds Call Ukraine's Surrender Hotline for Russian Soldiers - BBC News
Monday, October 10, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
Ukraine War Comes Home to Russians as Putin Imposes Draft
THE NEW YORK TIMES: As Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” enters a new chapter, Russians are being plucked from villages around the country for training and military service.
A day after President Vladimir V. Putin announced a call-up that could sweep 300,000 civilians into military service, thousands of Russians across the country received draft papers on Thursday and some were being marched to buses and planes for training — and perhaps soon a trip to the front lines in Ukraine.
Mr. Putin’s escalation of the war effort was reverberating across the country, according to interviews, Russian news reports and social media posts. As the day wore on, it became increasingly clear that Mr. Putin’s decision had torn open the cocoon shielding much of Russian society from their leader’s invasion of a neighbor.
Mothers, wives and children were saying tearful goodbyes in remote regions as officials — in some cases, ordinary schoolteachers — delivered draft notices to houses and apartment blocks. In mountainous eastern Siberia, the Russian news media reported, school buses were being commandeered to move troops to training grounds.
Russian officials said the call-up would be limited to people with combat experience. But the net appeared wider, and some men decided it was best to head for the borders.
Yanina Nimayeva, a journalist from the Buryatia region of Siberia, said that her husband, a father of five and an employee in the emergency department in the regional capital, had been inexplicably called up. She said he received a summons to an urgent 4 a.m. meeting where it was announced that a train had been organized to bring men to the city of Chita.
“My husband is 38 years old, he is not in the reserve, he did not serve,” Ms. Nimayeva said in a video addressed to regional officials. » | Anton Troianovski, Valerie Hopkins, Ivan Nechepurenko and Alina Lobzina | Published: Thursday, September 22, 2022; updated: Friday, September 23, 2022
A day after President Vladimir V. Putin announced a call-up that could sweep 300,000 civilians into military service, thousands of Russians across the country received draft papers on Thursday and some were being marched to buses and planes for training — and perhaps soon a trip to the front lines in Ukraine.
Mr. Putin’s escalation of the war effort was reverberating across the country, according to interviews, Russian news reports and social media posts. As the day wore on, it became increasingly clear that Mr. Putin’s decision had torn open the cocoon shielding much of Russian society from their leader’s invasion of a neighbor.
Mothers, wives and children were saying tearful goodbyes in remote regions as officials — in some cases, ordinary schoolteachers — delivered draft notices to houses and apartment blocks. In mountainous eastern Siberia, the Russian news media reported, school buses were being commandeered to move troops to training grounds.
Russian officials said the call-up would be limited to people with combat experience. But the net appeared wider, and some men decided it was best to head for the borders.
Yanina Nimayeva, a journalist from the Buryatia region of Siberia, said that her husband, a father of five and an employee in the emergency department in the regional capital, had been inexplicably called up. She said he received a summons to an urgent 4 a.m. meeting where it was announced that a train had been organized to bring men to the city of Chita.
“My husband is 38 years old, he is not in the reserve, he did not serve,” Ms. Nimayeva said in a video addressed to regional officials. » | Anton Troianovski, Valerie Hopkins, Ivan Nechepurenko and Alina Lobzina | Published: Thursday, September 22, 2022; updated: Friday, September 23, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022
We Have to Be Prepared for War with Russia | Sir Richard Shirreff
"The way to manage the risks is to be prepared to face up to them. That means being prepared for the worst case, which is war with Russia."
Nato must be ready with a "very powerful deterrent" to control Putin, former Nato deputy supreme commander Sir Richard Shirreff tells #TimesRadio.
Nato must be ready with a "very powerful deterrent" to control Putin, former Nato deputy supreme commander Sir Richard Shirreff tells #TimesRadio.
Britons Freed in Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap
ive Britons have been released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap brokered with help from Turkey and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince.
The exchange took place unexpectedly, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons.
The exchange took place unexpectedly, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons.
Protests & International Condemnation: How the World Reacts to Putin's Escalation of the Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare televised address to the Russian people on Wednesday morning when he announced a "partial mobilization," saying the measure was needed to protect Russian people from what he called "the entire war machine of the collective West" in Ukraine.
Putin followed the announcement with repeated assurances that this mobilization is just "partial." He emphasized that it only concerns reservists and those who have previously served in the army or have military experience.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also addressed the public, saying conscripts and students would not be called up to fight and that only 300,000 people would be drafted under the new mobilization measure.
The measure was not completely unexpected. Discussions about whether Russia would need more soldiers took on a new urgency this month after Ukraine retook control over more than 6,000 square kilometers (about 2,320 square miles) of territory that had been under Russian control.
Throughout the war, there have been reports about a drive in Russia to enlist more men to fight, including advertisements on jobseeker websites promising fast cash. In mid-September, footage circulated on social media that allegedly showed Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin recruiting Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group.
Military experts argue the recent Russian retreat marks a turning point in the war. Putin's announcement Wednesday made the call to arms official. But his order, published on the Kremlin website, has raised questions. The document outlined the legal status of the soldiers being drafted in 10 points, but the seventh point was never published. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said it concerned the number of conscripts and was intended only for administrative use. That has raised questions about whether the Kremlin only intends to conscript 300,000 soldiers.
Putin followed the announcement with repeated assurances that this mobilization is just "partial." He emphasized that it only concerns reservists and those who have previously served in the army or have military experience.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also addressed the public, saying conscripts and students would not be called up to fight and that only 300,000 people would be drafted under the new mobilization measure.
The measure was not completely unexpected. Discussions about whether Russia would need more soldiers took on a new urgency this month after Ukraine retook control over more than 6,000 square kilometers (about 2,320 square miles) of territory that had been under Russian control.
Throughout the war, there have been reports about a drive in Russia to enlist more men to fight, including advertisements on jobseeker websites promising fast cash. In mid-September, footage circulated on social media that allegedly showed Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin recruiting Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group.
Military experts argue the recent Russian retreat marks a turning point in the war. Putin's announcement Wednesday made the call to arms official. But his order, published on the Kremlin website, has raised questions. The document outlined the legal status of the soldiers being drafted in 10 points, but the seventh point was never published. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said it concerned the number of conscripts and was intended only for administrative use. That has raised questions about whether the Kremlin only intends to conscript 300,000 soldiers.
Hundreds Arrested and Flights Out of Moscow Sell Out amid Russia Military Call-up - BBC News
Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin's decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine.
Russian human rights group OVD-Info put the total at more than 1,300, with the largest numbers arrested in St Petersburg and Moscow.
Flights out of Russia sold out fast after Vladimir Putin's announcement.
Russian human rights group OVD-Info put the total at more than 1,300, with the largest numbers arrested in St Petersburg and Moscow.
Flights out of Russia sold out fast after Vladimir Putin's announcement.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
'Putin Is a Liar,' Says Former Ukrainian President
Biden Condemns Russian Escalation of Ukraine War | DW News
US President Joe Biden delivered a firm rebuke of Russia's "brutal, needless war" in Ukraine during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
He said Moscow "shamelessly violated" the UN charter with the invasion.
"If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences then we put at risk everything this institution stands for," he said.
Biden's address to the UN comes only hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered reservists to report for duty to fight the war in Ukraine.
He said Moscow "shamelessly violated" the UN charter with the invasion.
"If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences then we put at risk everything this institution stands for," he said.
Biden's address to the UN comes only hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered reservists to report for duty to fight the war in Ukraine.
Putin Announces Partial Mobilisation and Threatens Nuclear Retaliation in Escalation of Ukraine War
THE GUARDIAN: Russian president threatens west with nuclear retaliation, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’
A screenshot taken from the accompanying video.
Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation in Russia in a significant escalation that places the country’s people and economy on a wartime footing.
The president also threatened nuclear retaliation, saying that Russia had “lots of weapons to reply” to what he called western threats on Russian territory and added that he was not bluffing.
In a highly anticipated televised address, Putin said the “partial mobilisation” was a direct response to the dangers posed by the west, which “wants to destroy our country”, and claimed the west had tried to “turn Ukraine’s people into cannon fodder”.
“Military service will apply only to citizens who are currently in the reserve, especially those who have served in the armed forces, have certain military professions and relevant experience,” he said.
Shortly after Putin’s announcement, the country’s defence ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said 300,000 Russians would be called up as part of the mobilisation that will apply to “those with previous military experience”.With video » | Pjotr Sauer | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Mobilisation de 300 000 réservistes, chantage nucléaire : la fuite en avant de Vladimir Poutine : Le président russe, qui assure qu’il « soutiendra » une annexion des territoires occupés d’Ukraine, met également en avant la menace de l’arme nucléaire. »
Russland will 300.000 Reservisten mobilisieren: Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ordnet eine Teilmobilmachung für Russland an. In seiner Fernsehansprache droht er auch mit dem Einsatz von Atomwaffen. »
Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation in Russia in a significant escalation that places the country’s people and economy on a wartime footing.
The president also threatened nuclear retaliation, saying that Russia had “lots of weapons to reply” to what he called western threats on Russian territory and added that he was not bluffing.
In a highly anticipated televised address, Putin said the “partial mobilisation” was a direct response to the dangers posed by the west, which “wants to destroy our country”, and claimed the west had tried to “turn Ukraine’s people into cannon fodder”.
“Military service will apply only to citizens who are currently in the reserve, especially those who have served in the armed forces, have certain military professions and relevant experience,” he said.
Shortly after Putin’s announcement, the country’s defence ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said 300,000 Russians would be called up as part of the mobilisation that will apply to “those with previous military experience”.With video » | Pjotr Sauer | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Mobilisation de 300 000 réservistes, chantage nucléaire : la fuite en avant de Vladimir Poutine : Le président russe, qui assure qu’il « soutiendra » une annexion des territoires occupés d’Ukraine, met également en avant la menace de l’arme nucléaire. »
Russland will 300.000 Reservisten mobilisieren: Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ordnet eine Teilmobilmachung für Russland an. In seiner Fernsehansprache droht er auch mit dem Einsatz von Atomwaffen. »
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Are Russia's Defeats in Ukraine Causing a Shift in Public Opinion? | DW News
Hodges: 'I Believe the Ukrainians Have Achieved Irreversible Momentum' | DW News
Friday, July 15, 2022
Why Russians CHOOSE to Deny Reality
May 8, 2022 As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we look at the role and predicament of the Russian people.
What happens to the Russian people affects not just Russia and Ukraine, but the world. Putin's war is part of a bigger pattern of escalation, and this includes escalation of global nuclear risk. Specifically, in this video I analyse why the Russian people don't value liberty, or freedom as a political value.
Related:
Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back »
What happens to the Russian people affects not just Russia and Ukraine, but the world. Putin's war is part of a bigger pattern of escalation, and this includes escalation of global nuclear risk. Specifically, in this video I analyse why the Russian people don't value liberty, or freedom as a political value.
Related:
Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back »
Monday, July 11, 2022
Why I Left Russia and Can't Go Back
Jul 10, 2022 As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we look at the opportunities Russia failed to take after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This is a meditation on the collapse of the USSR, why Russia failed to take the opportunity that followed, and where this leaves the world here and now.
This is a meditation on the collapse of the USSR, why Russia failed to take the opportunity that followed, and where this leaves the world here and now.
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Blinken: 'Putin Will Fail and Russia Will Suffer Strategic Defeat' in Ukraine
THE GUARDIAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken just said that he believes that no matter Russia’s military might and any battle victories, that ultimately the superpower and its authoritarian leader Vladimir Putin will suffer “strategic defeat” in Ukraine.
“I’m convinced that Putin will fail and Russia will suffer strategic defeat” in Ukraine, he said, at an ongoing press conference with Britain’s foreign secretary Liz Truss, in Washington DC.
He signaled, however, that that does not mean Ukraine is going to win this military conflict, as the attacks on Ukrainian cities continue and Russia gathers its forces for whatever is the next stage of its offensive. » | Joanna Walters | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
“I’m convinced that Putin will fail and Russia will suffer strategic defeat” in Ukraine, he said, at an ongoing press conference with Britain’s foreign secretary Liz Truss, in Washington DC.
He signaled, however, that that does not mean Ukraine is going to win this military conflict, as the attacks on Ukrainian cities continue and Russia gathers its forces for whatever is the next stage of its offensive. » | Joanna Walters | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Costs of War Mount for Russia, and for Civilians in Ukraine
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Russia’s Central Bank limited withdrawals of foreign currency, hoping to shore up the plunging ruble as Western economic penalties take a serious toll. In Ukraine, efforts to evacuate civilians from battered cities resumed, but many remain trapped in the areas of heaviest fighting.
Ukrainian refugees using the ruins of a bridge connecting Irpin and the capital, Kyiv, as a westward escape route away from the area’s heaviest combat zones. | Felipe Dana/Associated Press
LVIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian resistance holding firm and Western penalties seemingly toughening by the hour, the cost to Russia of its troubled, nearly two-week invasion mounted on Wednesday as its Central Bank limited withdrawals of foreign currency to protect the crashing ruble and the Kremlin’s spokesman accused the United States of waging an “economic war.”
Russia’s isolation continued to deepen as the European Union announced expanded sanctions, more international companies stopped doing business there and import bans threatened its primary commodities, oil and gas. Still, U.S. intelligence officials assessed that President Vladimir V. Putin would intensify his assault, which has so far failed to seize any of Ukraine’s biggest cities despite exacting a monumental toll on civilians.
An apparent Russian strike on a hospital complex in the southern city of Mariupol left destroyed buildings and wounded people being evacuated, according to several videos verified by The New York Times. The number of casualties from the strike wasn’t immediately clear. For the fifth straight day, an evacuation plan was drawn up for the besieged city, where an estimated 200,000 people are without heat and electricity, but local Ukrainian military leaders said active fighting would make escape impossible.
Here are the latest developments: » | Marc Santora and Shashank Bengali | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
LVIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian resistance holding firm and Western penalties seemingly toughening by the hour, the cost to Russia of its troubled, nearly two-week invasion mounted on Wednesday as its Central Bank limited withdrawals of foreign currency to protect the crashing ruble and the Kremlin’s spokesman accused the United States of waging an “economic war.”
Russia’s isolation continued to deepen as the European Union announced expanded sanctions, more international companies stopped doing business there and import bans threatened its primary commodities, oil and gas. Still, U.S. intelligence officials assessed that President Vladimir V. Putin would intensify his assault, which has so far failed to seize any of Ukraine’s biggest cities despite exacting a monumental toll on civilians.
An apparent Russian strike on a hospital complex in the southern city of Mariupol left destroyed buildings and wounded people being evacuated, according to several videos verified by The New York Times. The number of casualties from the strike wasn’t immediately clear. For the fifth straight day, an evacuation plan was drawn up for the besieged city, where an estimated 200,000 people are without heat and electricity, but local Ukrainian military leaders said active fighting would make escape impossible.
Here are the latest developments: » | Marc Santora and Shashank Bengali | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Ukrainian Cities Brace for Possible Russian Assault | DW News
Mar 8, 2022 • An attempt to evacuate civilians from five Ukrainian cities seems to have largely failed. Moscow agreed to establish humanitarian corridors, but Ukraine claims Russian troops resumed shelling on the route leading away from the city of Mariupol.
Some residents of the northern city of Sumy have reportedly managed to flee. Ukraine's government shared this video, which shows Red Cross busses evacuating people before nightfall, when the ceasefire ends. Sumy has seen heavy civilian casualties. Local authorities say an airstrike last night killed at least 21 people.
Despite the increasing death toll, the Ukrainian military says that Russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly.
DW speaks to Kira Rudyk, member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Some residents of the northern city of Sumy have reportedly managed to flee. Ukraine's government shared this video, which shows Red Cross busses evacuating people before nightfall, when the ceasefire ends. Sumy has seen heavy civilian casualties. Local authorities say an airstrike last night killed at least 21 people.
Despite the increasing death toll, the Ukrainian military says that Russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly.
DW speaks to Kira Rudyk, member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
President Zelenskyy's Exclusive Interview with David Muir: ABC News
The West needs to create a no-fly zone to help the Ukrainians. The West needs to find its mojo and defy and challenge the Russians. Putin will never be satisfied with Ukraine alone. After Ukraine, he will move on to the Baltic states or the previous Soviet satellites such as Poland and Rumania. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for the West. We need to grow a spine. War with Putin is what we will get whichever way we play it. Weakness never won any war We need to stand four-square behind the Ukraine. – © Mark
Friday, March 04, 2022
Could Putin Really Start a Nuclear War? | The Economist
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