Activists rallied in a number of cities after Putin announced a limited nationwide call up Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Moscow and several other Russian cities on Wednesday to protest a partial mobilization, announced earlier on Wednesday by President Vladimir Putin amid Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The demonstrations were not authorised by…

The world won’t “allow” Moscow to use the nuclear option, the Ukrainian leader told Germany’s Bild tabloid Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said he “does not believe” Moscow could resort to the nuclear option in its ongoing conflict with his country, he told Germany’s Bild tabloid on Wednesday.

The US dollar soared to 20-year highs early on Wednesday amid growing investor concerns after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of “nuclear blackmail” and ordered a limited mobilization of reservist troops to protect the country’s territorial integrity.