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Putin calls up thousands more soldiers to military despite claiming he ‘not preparing’ for war against Europe

VLADIMIR Putin has ordered thousands more troops into his military machine just days after insisting Russia is not preparing for war with Europe. Putin’s sprawling armed forces are now authorised to contain a staggering 2,441,630 personnel - including 1,550,500 active-duty military personnel. It is...

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What happened Putin calls up thousands more soldiers to military despite claiming he ‘not preparing’ for war against Europe.
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The SunNews report · Sep 28, 9:13 PM

Putin calls up thousands more soldiers to military despite claiming he ‘not preparing’ for war against Europe

VLADIMIR Putin has ordered thousands more troops into his military machine just days after insisting Russia is not preparing for war with Europe. Putin’s sprawling armed forces are now auth...

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The Sun (US)News report · Sep 28, 9:13 PM

Putin calls up thousands more soldiers to military despite claiming he ‘not preparing’ for war against Europe

VLADIMIR Putin has ordered thousands more troops into his military machine just days after insisting Russia is not preparing for war with Europe. Putin’s sprawling armed forces are now auth...

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Sep 28, 9:13 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Sep 28, 9:13 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.