For the first time, Russia declared that the country was in a state of war.
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We are at war. Yes, it started out as a special military operation, but as soon as this group appeared there, when a collective event became a participant in this on the side of Ukraine, for us it already became a war. And everyone must understand this for their internal mobilization,” said Putin’s press secretary Peskov.
He added that Russia will continue the war “so that Ukraine’s military potential cannot threaten the security of Russian citizens and its territory,” since the Kremlin cannot allow the existence on its borders of a state that intends to use any methods to return occupied Russia and Crimea. four regions of Ukraine.
We have four new federal subjects. And the main thing for us is to protect the people in these regions and liberate the territory of these regions, which is now de facto occupied by the Kyiv regime,” AiF propagandists quote Peskov.
At a press briefing, Peskov was asked whether his words meant that the legal status of the SVO had changed. He answered like this:
This is not due to any legal changes. This is a de jure NWO, but de facto for us it has turned into a war after the collective West increasingly increases the level of its involvement in the conflict.”
Let us remind you that the Russian authorities call the invasion of Ukraine a “special military operation.” For Russian citizens who call Russian aggression against Ukraine a war, administrative and criminal penalties are provided for “discrediting” and “fakes” about the Russian army.
This is not the first time that Peskov characterizes “SVO” as a war. For example, in February 2024, he said that “the operation against Ukraine with certain goals actually continues as a war with the collective West and the North Atlantic Alliance.”
Source: Racurs
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