From 1d ago 15.17 BST Vladimir Putin signs decree on autumn military conscription Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 130,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the government website showed on Friday. Joe Biden shakes hands with outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley. Poland, a Nato member, has been seen until recently as one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies in its war with Russia. Gen Mark Milley holds a news conference on the day of a Nato defence ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on 15 June 2023. Photograph: Yves Herman/ReutersUpdated at 16.29 BST1d ago 15.17 BST Vladimir Putin signs decree on autumn military conscription Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 130,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the government website showed on Friday.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2023 14:38 UTC