This is CBS I on the world with John Bachelor.

Here's John Bachelor.

I welcome Anatole Leaven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible State Craft, looking very carefully at Ukraine.

Where are we in the sanctions regime?

Where are we in the military hardware and especially where are we in the presidential

contest?

We begin with headlines from London.

Putin's latest army boasts as a sign of Russian failure, subhead.

The Kremlin's forces may soon be the world's second largest,

but that could just mean ever more casualties.

This responding to the news from the Kremlin of 180,000 recruits at some point in the near future.

In addition, Ukrainian attack on Russian Missile Depot triggers many earthquake.

In addition, a grain ship is hit in the Black Sea. A US

sub is spotted 5,000 miles away. Coincidence. In addition, the West has finally

declared war on Russian disinformation.

And it all a very good day to you.

Before we get to the storm shadows,

this recruiting that the Kremlin has announced,

what does it mean in terms of mobilization? Is this some work around? Because as I recall

in the early years of this war, mobilization was to be avoided for some reason I can't

remember. Good day to you.

Hello John, well I mean the reason why mobilization was to be avoided is that it's not

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