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On Russian Mobilization

Represents incremental escalation toward a level of conflict not politically possible in late February;
Preparation for mobilization was ongoing for months in advance;
Preparation for referendums were also in the works in advance;
This move comes after Ukraine exhausted much of its reserves on Kherson/Kharkov offensives;
Western analysts doubted Russia's ability to take Odessa and other objectives without mobilization - now there is mobilization...