Talking Tough With Other People’s Lives

One of our darkest twentieth century leaders is coming clean

Vladimir Putin has announced a mobilization.

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“I reiterate, we are talking about partial mobilization, that is, only citizens who are currently in the reserve will be subject to conscription…” Vladimir Putin in a national address on September 21, 2022 (Associated Press…