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Sep 22, 2022 1 min, 41 secs
Russia's partial military mobilization aimed at slowing Ukraine's high-octane counteroffensive was in full swing Thursday: Conscripts answered summonses, schools were commandeered for recruit intake – and there was plenty of controversy.

President Vladimir Putin, in a speech to his people Wednesday, said the mobilization was necessary because his country is fighting not just Ukraine but the entire Western world.

►Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said they won't offer asylum to Russians fleeing mobilization into the military, hoping discontent with the Russian authorities grows at home.

►In the Donetsk province, one of the areas where referendums are scheduled, city Mayor Alexei Kulemzin said at least five people were killed Thursday when Ukrainian shelling hit a covered market and a passenger minibus.

The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will “certainly use all means available to us” to defend the country and its people, his latest veiled reference to Russia's nuclear arsenal since ordering the invasion of Ukraine in February.

Oleg Ustenko, chief economic adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also said the speed of victory in the war will depend on the pressure Ukraine’s allies place on Russia.

The Group of Seven (G7) nations will not recognize the referendums Russia is preparing in the occupied territories of Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday.

The G7 members will also "pursue further targeted sanctions" on Russia if the referendums take place, she said.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded that Russia be punished for attacking his country and assured the world that his military could drive out the invaders in a passionate address that drew a standing ovation from the U.N

Zelenskyy, speaking remotely and in English on Wednesday, said Russia committed crimes against the "values that make you and me a community" in the U.N

He dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim of a willingness to negotiate an end to the 7-month-old war, saying the military mobilization and "pseudo referendums" make clear he won't compromise. 

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