A lot of comments here assume that two countries are either "at war" or not, even though it's much more of a gradient in which military escalation is one of the

A lot of comments here assume that two countries are either "at war" or not, even though it's much more of a gradient in which military escalation is one of the last steps. In fact, you can financially support an endeavour of a country while also sanctioning them for another thing they did. Relationships are complex.