Ukraine news latest – Putin calls up 147,000 more soldiers as ally issues harrowing nuclear World War 3 warning

VLADIMIR Putin has signed a decree calling up another 147,000 soldiers for statutory military service. Russia will seek to recruit hundreds of thousands of 18-to-27-year-olds to join the Russian Armed Forces from April 1 to April 15. The tyrant has demanded 22.5 per cent more conscripts than last autumn. It comes as Putin’s ally Alexander Lukashenko issued a harrowing warning to the West saying that the Russian tyrant will spark a nuclear World War 3 if he faces defeat in Ukraine. In a ranting speech, Lukashenko called for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, cautioning that Russia would be forced to use “the most terrible weapon” if it felt threatened. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…