New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced immediate partial mobilisation of citizens, which would mean drawing military reservists into active service. A reservist is a member of a military reserve force, otherwise civilians who have careers outside the military during peacetime. Faced with a protracted conflict in Ukraine, Putin said Wednesday that a “partial military mobilisation in Russia is sensible and necessary under the circumstances”. He has already signed an order for the call-up to start on Wednesday. In a televised address to the nation, the president added the armed forces would draw on military reservists only, “and provide...