Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Moscow could export more gas via Turkey and turn it into a new supply "hub", bidding to preserve Russia's energy leverage over Europe.
No I literally linked the actual kremlin website. You can see clearly that on the 24th at 6am Moscow time Putin gave an address as the Russian troops entered Ukraine. Russia did not say the 22nd. What you are misremembering, maybe, is that the 22nd is when Russia recognised the independent republic of Donetsk and signed a friendship treaty with them.
that may be it. thanks for clarifying that. but, that is almost the same as officially entering a war - an announcement of it.
There are Russian channels I follow (one is RT) and I sometimes still hear the 22nd as the date on those videos.
I suppose it is a petty point when thousands are dying and millions no longer have a country…and WW3 could break out.
yeah I don’t think the date matters, but wherever you’re following that says the 22nd is misinformed. As far as it being a war, there’s not really a difference between an SMO and a war aside from national legal considerations, like in regards to funding, level of mobilisation, and how much approval you need from the other members of state. That’s why, for instance, the west rarely classifies its engagements as war: that would require more oversight and approval in congress/parliament.
No I literally linked the actual kremlin website. You can see clearly that on the 24th at 6am Moscow time Putin gave an address as the Russian troops entered Ukraine. Russia did not say the 22nd. What you are misremembering, maybe, is that the 22nd is when Russia recognised the independent republic of Donetsk and signed a friendship treaty with them.
that may be it. thanks for clarifying that. but, that is almost the same as officially entering a war - an announcement of it. There are Russian channels I follow (one is RT) and I sometimes still hear the 22nd as the date on those videos. I suppose it is a petty point when thousands are dying and millions no longer have a country…and WW3 could break out.
yeah I don’t think the date matters, but wherever you’re following that says the 22nd is misinformed. As far as it being a war, there’s not really a difference between an SMO and a war aside from national legal considerations, like in regards to funding, level of mobilisation, and how much approval you need from the other members of state. That’s why, for instance, the west rarely classifies its engagements as war: that would require more oversight and approval in congress/parliament.