The Kremlin has until now insisted that the attack on Ukraine ordered on February 24, 2022, was described only as a ‘special military operation’.
More than two years after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a top Kremlin official has said that it is now a “war”, which he blamed on the West.
The Kremlin has until now insisted that the attack on Ukraine ordered on February 24, 2022, was described only as a “special military operation” to ensure the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Russia’s neighbour. This term implied that the operation had a limited scope, while the use of the broader term “war” was effectively banned.
