Russia announces largest military mobilization since the second world war. Shashe joshi says it's a response to a man power shortage or a skill shortage in the army. John fastman and ja sant palmer look at how rural America has grown solidly republican. And much of archaeology pushes back the first known date of activity by a little bit.
This morning Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would call up more troops to fight in Ukraine, said his goal of “liberating” eastern Ukraine remained unchanged and accused the west of “nuclear blackmail.” Our correspondent parses his speech. Our midterm series heads to Maine, to see how Democrats are fighting for rural voters. And a new discovery in Borneo rewrites the history of surgery.
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