​The United States on Friday ironically called on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to acknowledge the reality of the conflict in Ukraine and withdraw his troops after he used the word “war”, which is banned in Russia. , during the press conference.

Vladimir Putin during a speechPhoto: Oleksandr Demyanchuk / AFP / Profimedia Images

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, is officially called in Russia a “special military operation” – a ridiculous term used by the Kremlin dictatorship to avoid admitting that it is waging a war of aggression against its neighboring country.

Russian authorities have introduced a law that provides for stiff prison terms for any publication of information about the Russian military that is considered “false,” and several people have been convicted, particularly after they publicly called the conflict a “war.”

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