Russian President Vladimir Putin “signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia’s annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine,” Reuters reports.
Russia Drafts 134,500 New Conscripts
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