An anticipated ‘declaration of war’ never came in the Wednesday speech…

“Large-scale combat operations involving heavy weapons, artillery, tanks and aircraft haven’t stopped in Donbas since 2014.” He added: “All that we are doing today as part of the special military operation is an attempt to stop this war. This is the meaning of our operation — protecting people who live on those territories.”

BLINKEN: PEACE WITH RUSSIA IS UNACCEPTABLE

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