Supposed to mark a new "turning point" in the war in Ukraine, the partial mobilization order signed on Wednesday by Vladimir Putin had a rather unexpected effect: it provoked no concrete reaction other than verbal disapproval from the enemies he aim.
For the Ukrainians as for their Western allies, Moscow's one-upmanship does not change anything, any more than the nuclear blackmail that accompanies it.
"We must hold our line,"
insisted Emmanuel Macron, expressing the Euro-American consensus.
If the objective was to impress the supporters of Ukraine to stop their aid, it failed.
Russian youth don't want to die for Putin
Philippe Gelie
On the other hand, the first mobilization since the Second World War went badly in a Russian society that had nevertheless been brought to heel.
Turns out the youth aren't too keen on dying for Vladimir Putin and his imperial restoration whims.
She defies the regime by protesting in the streets, a crime punishable by fifteen years in prison since last February.
"Send Putin to...
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