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"Declaring a partial mobilisation and threatening the use of “lots of Russian
weapons” in response to alleged western nuclear blackmail, Russia’s president
Vladimir Putin has upped the ante once more in his war against Ukraine. Indeed,
Putin nearly went so far as to say so: “When the territorial integrity of our
country is threatened, we will use all the means at our disposal to defend
Russia and our people – this is not a bluff.”
This latest escalation follows the announcement on September 20 of referendums
in the territories that Russia currently occupies in Ukraine. It represents the
latest gamble by the Russian president to find a face-saving way out of an
increasingly dire situation in Ukraine."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
