somehow negotiate now because of these threats is he hasn t offered a negotiating way forward. meanwhile, though, he may present himself as negotiating constraints, as your reports have indicated, it s actually a negotiating position that s weakening as ukrainian forces liberate more territory. in the meantime, we ve seen the mobilization efforts continuing. we talk about those troops being potentially ill-equipped, poorly trained. not to mention, suffering from a lack of morale. but can they still make a difference on the battlefield, maybe even turning back the tide of ukraine s advances? i think we shouldn t dismiss all of these troops as being hopeless or being a drag-on effort. some will be trying, some will be capable. very few will be fully kited out. i think this is part of the
this will not end in a day or a month. there will be a second and a third wave of mobilization and we are against it. reporter: already the crossing s been getting harder with fears it may soon become impossible. translator: it was very difficult, almost impossible. all of the checkpoints were closed. you must find some way. in some places the locals help people. they guided us over the mountains. reporter: those were the means headed to the airports trying to desperately board flights. for others the flight is harder but no less urgent. moscow s call to arms have pushed men not just south wards but towards the central country of kazakhstan. the president pledged on sunday to welcome them. russians heading also towards finland whose borders remain open to them. meanwhile, russia showing no sign of slowing down its mobilization efforts now extending them to occupied territories inside ukraine. as residents in the occupied
people heading to the airport trying to desperately board flights. moscow s call to arms has pushed droves of men not just southwards but towards kazakhstan whose president pledged on tuesday to welcome them. russians heading also towards finland whose borders remain open to them. meanwhile, russia showing no sign of slowing down its mobilization efforts now extending them to occupied territories inside ukraine. as residents in the occupied city of donetsk received messages on tuesday asking them to attend the military commisariat. a move local ukrainians is justifying with the cessation effort. it has nonetheless triggered fear about what lies ahead not just for ukraine but for russia itself.
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