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President Putin warns the West he鈥檚 not bluffing and that he is prepared to use "all the means at our disposal" if Russian territory is threatened. The nuclear threat came as he announced a 鈥減artial鈥� mobilisation of reserve troops to Ukraine. Vitaly, Victoria and the 大象传媒鈥檚 Security Correspondent Frank Gardner unpick how real the possibility of a nuclear war actually is.

Ukrainecast鈥檚 Ivana Davidovic talks to a recent graduate from St Petersburg, who says he wants to leave Russia to avoid being drafted into the military. And he鈥檚 not alone - Olga Ivshina from the 大象传媒鈥檚 Russian Service says flights out of the country to visa-free destinations sold out in a day.

Also, Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of the prisoners鈥� rights organisation Gulagu.Net, tells us that someone recently tried to assassinate him while he was at home with his family.

The series producer is Estelle Doyle. The producers are Ivana Davidovic and Arsenii Sokolov. The planning producer is Louise Hidalgo. The technical producer is Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Alison Gee. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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