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Latvia, which borders Russia, will not offer refuge to any Russians fleeing Moscow's mobilisation of troops, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on Wednesday, citing security concerns
Putin's mobilization, nuclear threats and the announced referenda are signs of weakness not of strength, signs he knows he is losing. None are what they appear. None will reverse the inevitable disaster the invasion of Ukraine will be for Russia or Putin.
Panic in Russia over announced mobilisation (which is not really 'partial' if you read the decree carefully rather than listen to speeches). First reports of eligible men turned away from border crossings to Georgia. People are still able to fly out but tickets are sold out.
Our teams are treating people for exhaustion and skin conditions in Lithuania, after they have crossed the border through isolated areas out of fear.
Just in - #Russia[n civilians on social media are sharing widely that they are leaving the country by plane, bus, car, and other means of transport, even by foot by the borders to the #EU, after #Putin announced he will send 300.000 new troops to
Germany raids Russian oligarch's properties in money-laundering probe
Still at level 5? Putin signaled he is going to take us all down with him unless somebody gets him first.
West shrugs off Putin’s nuclear ‘bluff’ and vows to keep up Ukraine support
Russia improves its outlook for the economy, rolling out fresh forecasts even as risks are becoming hard to gauge now that Russia is moving to annex occupied Ukrainian territory
The mayor of temporarily occupied Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, called on men of draft age to leave the city immediately against the background of mobilization in the Russian Federation.
Russian opposition calls for protests against Putin's 'criminal war'
"Putin claims he had to act because Russia was threatened, but no one threatened Russia and no one other than Russia sought conflict. In fact, we warned it was coming, and with many of you, we worked to try to avert it."
- Biden speaking before UN General Assembly this morning
"Let me win or I'll nuke you" isn't exactly a position of strength.
Situation at Finnish Russian border is normal, both at green border and in border traffic. Just talked to our officers in charge. There is normal queuing in border traffic, nothing to report at the moment. Keep calm. We are vigilant and will report if there is something.
Ten POWs from the US and other countries transferred from Russia to #KSA.
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Russia drafts hundreds of Ukrainian steel plant workers for war
