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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via teleconference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on Feb. 18, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that Russia is not sending, and will not send, conscripts or reservists to fight in Ukraine.
“I emphasize that conscript soldiers are not participating in hostilities and will not participate in them. And there will be no additional call-up of reservists,” Putin said during a televised event for International Women’s Day.
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