Russia admits for the first time that it is “in a state of war” against kyiv

“We find ourselves in a state of war” against Ukraine, the Kremlin spokesperson admitted on Friday March 22 in an interview. Until now, Moscow presented its assault carried out in Ukraine since February 2022 as a “special military operation” and rejected the use of the word “war”. “DAs soon as this whole gang was formed, when the collective West participated in all this alongside Ukraine, for us it became a war. I am convinced of this and everyone must understand it.”said Dmitry Peskov.

In this interview, he also recalled the Kremlin’s objective of completely conquering the four Ukrainian regions (Kherson, Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhia) which Moscow has claimed annexation since September 2022. “De jure, it is a special military operation, but de facto, it has turned into war”Dmitri Peskov then clarified on Friday during his daily press conference.

For two years the Kremlin has repressed the use of the word with fines and prison sentences. “war”. Several senior officials, during the two years of conflict, have already used the word “war” in public statements, but always in reference to the war that the West would wage against Russia via Ukraine and not with regard to the Russian assault itself.