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Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Russian government states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and is no longer a "special military operation", the official term used for the war by the Russian government. In another press conference later in the day, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov tells reporters that although the invasion is a "de facto" war, the Russian government is not currently planning to change the invasion's "de jure" status as a "special military operation".

Sources:  Meduza  NOS  Reuters

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  1. The Russian government (through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov) states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and no longer a "special military operation", the official term used for the war by the Russian government. In another press conference later that day, Peskov told media although the invasion is a war "de facto", the Russian government does not yet plan to change its "de jure" status as a "special military operation".
  2. The Russian government states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and is no longer a "special military operation", the official term used for the war by the Russian government. In another press conference later in the day, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov tells reporters that although the invasion is a "de facto" war, the Russian government is not currently planning to change the invasion's "de jure" status as a "special military operation".

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