Putin's call-up fuels Russians' anger, protests and violence - AP News
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Long lines of cars on roads snaking to Russia’s border crossings with Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and similar queues at
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Long lines of cars on roads snaking to Russia’s border crossings with Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and similar queues at
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russians to flee or surrender to avoid the Kremlin’s mobilisation effort, saying it would help sooner end what he called the ‘criminal war’.
Even though initial demonstrations against the mobilisation were brutally suppressed by police, with hundreds detained shortly after it was announced, more have broken out in various regions
Fears are running high that Moscow might close the borders to men of fighting age
A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of more men to wage war on Ukraine.