most detentions took place in moscow and st petersburg, but there have been protests in more than 30 other cities. mr putin has ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists to fight in ukraine. late last night, the prime minister addressed the un general assembly in new york. liz truss vowed to stand up for freedom and also pledged to sustain or increase the military support to ukraine. the ukrainians are notjust defending their own country, they are defending our values and the security of the whole world. that is why we must act. that is why the uk will spend 3% of gdp on defence by 2030. maintaining our position as the leading security actor in europe. we re joined now by sir tony brenton, former british ambassador to moscow. good morning. we will come back to
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to publicly comment on a lightning rout of his forces in north-eastern Ukraine, but is under pressure from nationalists at home to regain the initiative.