Some of the first reservists called to Ukraine for Putin's just-announced partial mobilization are seen off by their families and loved ones.
on whether they want to join Russia in an effort to legitimize its annexation of the regions.
Russia had previously done this in Crimea in 2014, but this vote is expected to have even less legitimacy. The warnings have been vague, a deliberate strategy designed to keep Kremlin officials guessing on what the U.S. response would actually be in the event of a nuclear strike, according toIt is not clear who has been delivering the messages to Moscow, or whether a message was sent after Russian President Vladimir Putin's most recent nuclear threat.
Russians options to survive, he said, are to"protest, fight, run away or surrender to Ukrainian captivity."Share to TwitterIn an address to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov fought back against what he described as a"propaganda operation" by Ukraine and its Western allies to change the"narrative" in the war.
Lavrov's address to the Security Council came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called planned referendums to allow residents of the Dunbas and other areas under Russian control to vote on joining the Russian Federation a"sham." Blinken said it is part of a"diabolical" Kremlin plan to annex more Ukrainian territory.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Antiwar protests erupt across Russia over mobilizationDemonstrators protesting Russia's military operation in Ukraine clashed with police in Moscow in the wake of Russian Pres. Putin's order for a partial mobilization of reservists.
Leer más »
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: In U.N. speech, Biden condemns RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin suggested he wouldn't 'bluff' on nuclear weapons as referendums aim to annex occupied areas in Ukraine. Biden will address U.N.
Leer más »
Russia-Ukraine live updates: White House calls Putin's military mobilization 'a sign'In remarks to the U.N. General Assembly, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy calls out Russia's aggression: 'We have seen who is the only one who wants war. There is only one entity among all U.N. member states who would say now...that he's happy with this war.'
Leer más »
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine in 'sham' vote to join RussiaThe Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the West as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia.
Leer más »
Americans in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap wondered if death was nearU.S. military veterans Alexander Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh were released Wednesday as part of a prisoner exchange between the governments in Kyiv and Moscow, an agreement as stunning as it was sprawling.
Leer más »