'By any conventional definition of war, there is war happening between Ukraine and Russia..'<blockquote>'..Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy told Yahoo News on Thursday that it is past time to call the escalating conflict a “war” and to label Moscow’s actions an “invasion.”
“By any conventional definition of war, there is war happening between Ukraine and Russia. And it’s been occurring essentially since the invasion of Crimea” in February, Murphy, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a telephone interview.'
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy: Time to call Russia-Ukraine conflict a ‘war’, August 29, 2014</blockquote>
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'..the 2nd Russian invasion of Ukraine within a year.' - Carl Bildt(Ukraine)'A sovereign nation in the heart of Europe is being invaded by its larger neighbor.''..over 10,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine today.' - Valentina Melnikova</blockquote>