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EXPLAINER: Key points from Vladimir Putin’s call-up speech

Ukrainian soldiers inspect an abandoned Russian tank in the recently retaken area close to Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak) Riot police detain demonstrators during a protest against mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. He risks a deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Riot police block a street during a protest against mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. He risks a deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. He risks a deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Local resident Oleksandr looks at a damaged Russian tank near his ruined house in the recently retaken area close to Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Residents of Izium and villages around it recaptured in a recent Ukrainian counteroffensive that swept through the Kharkiv region, are emerging from the confusion and trauma of six months of Russian occupation, the brutality of which gained worldwide attention last week after the discovery of one of the world's largest mass grave sites. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak) A member of the rescue service works to clean the debris and unstable structure that could fall, on the roof of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) A man holds a banner in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, during a protest against the mobilization announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin on Wednesday announced a mobilization and vowed to use “all available means” to deter attacks on Russia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A man holds a banner in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, during a protest against the mobilization announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin on Wednesday announced a mobilization and vowed to use “all available means” to deter attacks on Russia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against mobilization, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. He risks a deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Members of the rescue service work to clean the debris and unstable structures that could fall, on the roof of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) FILE Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the opening of the Army 2022 International Military and Technical Forum in the Patriot Park outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Putin has announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the fighting reaches nearly seven months. Putin's address to the nation on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 comes a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming integral parts of Russia. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
EXPLAINER: Key points from Vladimir Putin’s call-up speech