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Has Russia formally declared War on Ukraine, or is it still a Special Military Operation?

• jcadam 5y ago
  Are formal declarations of war even a thing any more?
• matheusmoreira 5y ago
  It seems to me that openly invading a country is a rather unambiguous way to declare war. Compared to espionage, covert operations and such.
  • cuteboy19 5y ago
    They are not allowed to call it that in Russia. It's a "special operation".
  • Arrath 5y ago
    And the attempted assassinations of dissidents/defectors with nerve agents only available to one country seems a rather unambiguous way to declare it was a state-sanctioned hit, yet it was denied up and down. As is this invasion portrayed as a 'special military operation', what distinction that actually is from an invasion is up to the rules lawyers, apparently.