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Edward Lucas: European policy expert says calling up the reservists is a dramatic gambit by Putin

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 8:01 p.m.

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Centre for European Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Edward Lucas says calling up the reservists is a dramatic gambit by Putin.

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He told Mike Hosking it shows desperation on his part, because the other things he\'s tried to do haven\'t worked.

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\\u201cThis threat of nuclear weapons being used, which I think is not nearly as scary as people think. I think this is actually a sign that he is running out of options and he\\u2019s left with only empty threats.\\u201d

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