Centre for European Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Edward Lucas says calling up the reservists is a dramatic gambit by Putin.
He told Mike Hosking it shows desperation on his part, because the other things he's tried to do haven't worked.
“This threat of nuclear weapons being used, which I think is not nearly as scary as people think. I think this is actually a sign that he is running out of options and he’s left with only empty threats.”
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