Putin said he wants the 'war' in Ukraine to end, acknowledging for the first time it's more than just a 'special military operation'

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a news conference following a meeting of the State Council on implementing the youth policy in current conditions, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.

Sergey Guneev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press

When Russian invaded Ukraine, Putin called the conflict a "special military operation." On Thursday, he publicly acknowledged the conflict as a "war" for the first time. The apparent reversal...
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