Putin announces partial mobilization speech summarized (English Transcription)

Vladimir Putin, Russian President [English Translation]: "In order to protect our homeland, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity, in order to provide for safety of people of liberated territories, I think it is necessary to support the decision to partially mobilize citizens of Russian federation. I would like to underline this is a partial mobilization." According to Clare Sebastian, interpreting the rest of the speech, is as summarized: "...He also said that the order would would sort of beef up the procurement of weapons as well. And he really made the point throughout this speech that he feels that Russia is under attack. He talked about the Western weapons supplied to Ukraine being used to attack Russian territory like the Belgorod region and and Crimea as well. He said that, 'the West is trying to divide Russia, weaken, divide, and ultimately destroy our country.' One particularly significant moment came at the end of the speech where Putin claimed, without evidence of course, that NATO members have been making explicit nuclear threats against Russia. He said, and I quote, 'I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction.' He goes on to say that, 'if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff.' ..So a very strongly worded speech from Vladimir Putin, who, as we know, is currently facing extreme losses on the battlefield in terms of territory and personnel."