Good morning, welcome next year's today.

It's Thursday, September 22nd.

I'm Nyla Boudou, here's what we're following.

What the Fed's latest rate hike means for the housing market, plus what's motivating you

to vote or stay home this November.

But first, Russians push back on Putin's call for reservists to fight.

That's today's one big thing.

This war is about extinguishing Ukraine's right to exist as a state, plan and simple,

and Ukraine's right to exist as a people.

That's President Biden at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.

Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian reservists

for the war in Ukraine.

Putin said he'll order up to 300,000 additional troops in Russia's first military mobilization

since World War II.

Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny called for mass protests and hundreds did protests

in at least 38 cities across Russia, as of last night at least 1,300 people had been detained.

Here to catch us up quick on all of this is Exxious World Editor Dave Lawler, hi Dave.

Hi Nyla.

Dave, so to be clear, this isn't a draft, is it?

And what justification did Putin provide for saying he needed more troops?

This is not a draft, this for now is basically calling up reservists.

Importantly, one aspect of this, there are a lot of troops who went to Ukraine on short term contracts.

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