White House describes Russian movements as an invasion after initially resisting term

Ukrainian soldiers.
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After initial resistance toward doing so, the White House has decided to start referring to Russia's military movements in eastern Ukraine as an "invasion," The Associated Press, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal report.

Though the administration had, at first, held off on using such rhetoric to see what Moscow might actually do, it now feels the situation on the ground now warrants it, AP writes, according to a U.S. official.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.