Popular Mobilization Forces

A Russian reservist bids farewell to relatives before his departure for a base in the course of partial mobilisation of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, in the town of Gatchina in Leningrad Region, Russia October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak

Kremlin Says It Will Not Issue A Decree Ending Russian Mobilisation

Russia does not need a presidential decree to formalize the completion of a partial mobilization of reservists to fight in Ukraine, and none will be issued, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. President…

01 November 2022

Local residents visit an interior ministry office to submit documents and acquire the Russian citizenship and passport during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Kherson, Ukraine July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Putin Says Ukraine Mobilization Should Be Finished in Two Weeks

Russia should be finished calling up reservists in two weeks, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, promising an end to a divisive mobilization that has seen hundreds of thousands of men summoned…

14 October 2022

FILE Russian recruits gather inside a military recruitment center of Bataysk, Rostov-on-Don region, south of Russia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin last Wednesday ordered a partial mobilisation of reservists to beef up his forces in Ukraine. (AP Photo, File)

Putin’s Call-Up Fuels Russians’ Anger, Protests and Violence

Long lines of cars on roads snaking to Russia’s border crossings with Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, and similar queues at airports. Angry demonstrations — not just in Moscow and St…

AP 27 September 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Biden Accuses Russia of 'Irresponsible' Nuclear Threats, Violating U.N. Charter

U.S. President Joe Biden accused Russia on Wednesday of making "reckless" and "irresponsible" threats to use nuclear weapons and said Moscow had violated the core tenets of United Nations membership…

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