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Today's (21st) news, let's look at the news from Ukraine, where tensions are rising again.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will add more troops to the struggling Ukraine war.

It is expected that 300,000 reserve forces will be mobilized, but it is the first time since World War II that Russia has issued an order for military mobilization.

Putin also threatened to use any military means to defend his territory.



Today's first news, reporter Junmo Moon.



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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization of the military in a speech to the public.



He emphasized that the mobilization starts today, but it is not a full-scale mobilization, but only a partial mobilization.



[Putin/Russian President: Once again, I emphasize that partial mobilization, that is, only citizens who are currently in reserve will be subject to conscription.]



President Putin also remarked that high-ranking NATO officials could use nuclear weapons against Russia. accusing them of having, Russia threatened to use all means.



[Putin/President of Russia: If territorial integrity is threatened, we will do everything we can to protect Russia and its people.

This is not bluff.]



In this regard, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 300,000 reserve forces would be mobilized.



This month, when the war situation became unfavorable, such as being pushed out not only in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, but also in parts of Donbas in the eastern part, the existing position that there was no military mobilization order was changed 180 degrees.



Putin also expressed support for a referendum for Russian annexation, which will begin on 23rd in the provinces of Donbas in the east and Kherson and Zaporiza in the south.



Medvedev, the deputy head of the Russian National Security Council, said through a vote that if these areas became Russian territory, Russia could use any means in the name of territorial defense, suggesting the possibility of an escalation.



In response, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said, "The fact that the mobilization order was even invoked in a false referendum only means Russia's weakness and failure."



(Video editing: Won Yang, CG: Jang Seong-beom, Seo Dong-min)



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