Reuters: Putin, in televised comments aired on Wednesday, said he had signed a decree making "corrections" to the partial mobilization drive he announced Sept. 21.
- Speaking at a meeting with teachers broadcast on state television, Putin said that the decree would defer conscription for additional categories of students, including those enrolled at accredited private universities, and certain postgraduate students.
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Lavrov on the possibility of #Ukraine joining NATO: We categorically do not accept the emergence of an alliance on Russian borders, this is a real red line.
Lavrov: Even if #Ukraine will not join NATO, the appearance of strike weapons and US military bases in the Sea of Azov is the second red line.
Lavrov: The participation of Western instructors in the conflict in Donbass will cross all red lines and mean a direct clash between the Russian people and the NATO military.