Putin calls up 300,000 reservists and issues new nuclear threat

Day 210.


Today, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary speech this
morning, ordering a partial mobilisation of 300,000 Russian
reservists and claiming that he is not bluffing on the use of
nuclear weapons. What is his strategy? And how should the West,
and the wider world, respond?


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment
Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley


Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on
Twitter @DomNicholls.


Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow
Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant


Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya
on Twitter @Nat_Vasilyeva


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