Patman says the mobilisation is an attempt to address the growing problems facing the Russian army, but this strategy has a major flaw. He said: 'We saw off the professional Russian army - they lost 50,000 troops. Photo / APGiven the immediacy of the pressure facing the Russian army, there simply won't be enough time to train Russian citizens to fight effectively. "Mr Putin's speech last week was [his way] of saying to countries supporting Ukraine that they run the risk of nuclear war. Clearly, that's a false choice between a Russian victory or nuclear war.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 28, 2022 00:04 UTC