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Russia Just Closed Its Borders to Draft-Age Men

Russia has launched its largest conscription drive since 2016, aiming to draft 135,000 men using a new, draconian digital ...
Russia will be able to deploy around two million military reservists to fight in Ukraine if needed under amendments to the ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 29 launching the country’s autumn military draft, which will call up 135,000 men between the ages of 18 and 30. Russia holds conscription ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has expressed a strong protest against the autumn conscription into military service that Russia will begin on October 1, including in the temporarily ...
Kremlin spokesman argues potential US deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine should be judged after this week's meeting ...
Alexander Kokcharov, geoeconomics analyst for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Bloomberg Economics, told Newsweek the continued diversion of resources to fund its war suggests Moscow is not ...
Russia’s Energy Ministry has proposed limiting dividend payouts by electricity companies in order to free up funds for a ...
The bloc also considers “targeting the provision of logistical support to shadow fleet vessels,” according to EEAS document ...
The Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 is a sign of the EU's growing role in military affairs, a reaction to Russian President ...