I think that would be not only appropriate but also helpful to frame Ukraine as “defending their land” instead of “being at war”. So why dont politicians and journalists primarily use this word?

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    1 day ago

    cuz “defenfing”, by todays standards, means killing innocent civilians (mostly children), and is therefore already reserved for Israel.