In a televised speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a “partial military mobilization”. This is reported by the Russian state news agency TASS. Putin started giving his speech at around 08:00 Norwegian time. – Our goal is to liberate Donbas, says the Russian president, according to the AFP news agency. Putin said in the speech that the West is trying to “destroy” Russia, the news agency reports. There has been great tension attached to the speech of the Russian president. Earlier it was said that the announcement to Putin would come on Tuesday. Later it was reported that Putin would not speak until Wednesday. Russia will use “all the means we have to defend our people”, Putin said in the speech, reports AFP.
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