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300,000 Reservists!

Putin has called up 300,000 Reservists, and is willing to use Nukes, 'It's not a Bluff'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of his reservists in Russia in an estimate that seems to be an admission that the Russian war with Ukraine hasn't worked out, according to what they thought it would be, after almost seven months of war and the recent counter-attack from the Ukraine army, where Russia lost a lot of ground.

The Russian President addressed the Russian nation on television and warned the West that he is not bluffing with using all of his weapons that are at his disposal to protect Russia's territory.

He was talking about his reference to Russia's nuclear weapons.

Putin had warned the West before not to put Russia in a corner and has scolded NATO countries for supplying their weapons to help Ukraine.

Russian officials said that the total number of reservists to be called up is 300,000.

Only those reservists with proper combat and service experience will be deployed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

He also added that there are around twentyfive million people who fit this specification, but only 1% of those will be deployed.

President Putin gave his announcement against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February has been the target of harsh condemnation.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskky will address the United Nation General Assembly later this coming week on September 28.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace discussed Putin's deployment statement as an admittance that his invasion is failing. Ben Wallace said, "He and his defense minister have sent tens of thousands of their own citizens to their deaths, ill equipped and badly led. No amount of threats and propaganda can hide the fact that Ukraine is winning this war, the international community are united and Russia is becoming a global pariah."

This war that has killed thousands of people, soldiers and civilians has made food prices around the world soar, and has made energy costs skyrocket.

In his speech, President Putin blamed the West in taking part in "nuclear blackmail" and mentioned, "statements of some high ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the possibility of using nuclear weapons of mass destruction against Russia," although he never did identify who had made these comments.

He said, "To those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction, and for separate components and more modern than those of NATO countries and when the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, to protect Russia and our people, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal."

He added, "It's not a bluff."

Armenia Attacked!

The Russian Oil shortfall has triggered Azerbaijan attack against Armenia

The war in the Ukraine is having widespread consequences. Russia's fading influence is now leading to the outbreak of violence in the former Soviet nations; this includes the Christian country of Armenia.

It was just after midnight on September 13 that Azerbaijan launched a large scale attack on its neighboring country of Armenia. It's one of the latest attacks in a long running clashes between the Muslim Azerbaijan and Armenia, a country that has claimed to be the world's first Christian country, although this attack is more to do with money than religion.

This attack is the worst since 2020; Azeri forces then pushed their way into the Armenian exclave of Artsakh, taking lands that had been populated by Armenians since the time of Noah.

The editor of the EVN Report, which is headquartered in Yerevan, said, "The Armenian side has 49 soldiers killed in action. We have several civilians wounded. The attacks were not only against Armenian military positions but there were attacks against Armenian civilian towns and villages. Several homes have been damaged, including municipal buildings. So there was an attack against military and civilian infrastructure."

This current conflict is a bit different because the Azeris aren't attacking a remote territory, but Armenia. But the goal has everything to do with the war that is going on in the Ukraine. Maria Titizian said, "So right now, what's taking place is extremely concerning because they're now attacking the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia escalating this situation, this theater of hostilities, to an all-time high. And it's a very dangerous situation at the moment."

A missionary to Armenia, Jacob Pursley, talked about the oil. He said, "And the reason they want it is that it's a connector between Azerbaijan and the autonomous country of Nakhichevan to Turkey, and that will allow them to have a pipeline of oil." Armenia relies on the Russian

Peacekeepers to help hold the ceasefire that was arranged in 2020, but with the war in Ukraine,

Russia may not be able keep control of the aggression. Now this runs the risk of

Iran coming into the conflict. As of now, they have moved their soldiers on the border. As they are saying, they will not stand of any changes to Armenia's territorial border.

Azerbaijan is now frantically looking for a path for its oil to the west. Many of the Christians that live in Armenia are seeing this as a deeper topic than this conflict. Jacob Pursley said, "I believe this is a spiritual attack. This is a spiritual battle that has been stirred up against them. So pray for the strength and the faith and that the gospel will continue to go forth here in Armenia and that I will go forth in these countries that are attacking. Because that is the only way we'll have peace is in Jesus Christ."