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Russians live in fear of Putin’s dreaded draft

11 May 2023

5:59 PM

11 May 2023

5:59 PM

On 9 May, Russia’s wet squib this year of a Victory Day, president Putin addressed his beleaguered troops in Ukraine directly. ‘There is nothing more important now than your combat effort,’ he said. ‘The security of the country rests on you today, the future of our statehood and our people depend on you.’

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