The terrifying reason why Russians are suddenly racing to leave their own country

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Protests are continuing and Russian men are fleeing to avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine. It's forced Vladimir Putin to impose tough new penalties to keep potential conscripts in line while Australia is pledging to stay the course. 7NEWS

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In the same TV address on Wednesday morning, Putin warned the West he is not bluffing when he says he is ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.

He accused the US, the European Union and Britain of encouraging Ukraine to push military operations into Russia itself. Putin has repeatedly railed against the US for driving NATO’s eastward expansion, especially its courting of ex-Soviet republics such as Ukraine and Georgia which Russia regards as part of its own sphere of influence.

In what appeared to be choreographed requests, Russian-backed officials across 15 per cent of Ukrainian territory - an area about the size of Hungary or Portugal - lined up to request referendums on joining Russia.

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