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Putin orders military to enhance troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine combating continues

Putin orders military to enhance troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine combating continues

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MOSCOW (AP)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bought the nation's military to increase its variety of soldiers by 180,000 to an overall of 1.5 million, as Moscow's military action in Ukraine drags out for more than 2 1/2 years.Putin's decree, released on the main federal government site, will work Dec. 1. It sets the total variety of Russian military workers at almost 2.4 million, consisting of 1.5 million soldiers, and orders the federal government to supply the essential financing.The previous boost in Russian troop numbers came last December, when a decree by Putin set the overall variety of Russian military workers at about 2.2 million, consisting of 1.32 million soldiers.The most capable Russian soldiers have actually been pushing an offensive in eastern Ukraine, where they...
In uncommon call, Russian defense minister cautions French equivalent versus sending out soldiers to Ukraine

In uncommon call, Russian defense minister cautions French equivalent versus sending out soldiers to Ukraine

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MOSCOW (AP)-- Russia's defense minister cautioned his French equivalent versus releasing soldiers to Ukraine in an unusual call Wednesday and kept in mind that Moscow is all set to participate in speak with end the dispute.Sergei Shoigu informed French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu that if Paris acts on its declarations about the possibility of sending out a French military contingent to Ukraine, "it will produce issues for France itself," according to a declaration from the Russian Defense Ministry. It didn't elaborate.The discussion followed French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks in February, in which he stated that the possibility of Western soldiers being sent out to Ukraine might not be dismissed.The call marked the very first such contact in between Russian and French defens...