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Russian planners may also have assumed that Ukraine’s forces would not be ready because the Ukrainian government did not move to a war footing until a few weeks before the invasion.
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Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2023
The debate has grown more fierce since Israel launched its invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7 terror attack, which has put the country on a war footing for nearly six months with the prospect of more to come.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Renault has become the latest EV group to place itself on a war footing with Chinese Tesla-killer BYD, and the French carmaker’s boss is harking back to the 1940s for a plan to help Europe’s carmakers fight off rising threats from the Far East.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Earlier Monday, Blinken had been rushed to a bunker by his diplomatic security service agents for several minutes after rocket sirens went off in Tel Aviv, punctuating the war footing the area is on.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
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Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2023
The debate has grown more fierce since Israel launched its invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7 terror attack, which has put the country on a war footing for nearly six months with the prospect of more to come.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Renault has become the latest EV group to place itself on a war footing with Chinese Tesla-killer BYD, and the French carmaker’s boss is harking back to the 1940s for a plan to help Europe’s carmakers fight off rising threats from the Far East.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Earlier Monday, Blinken had been rushed to a bunker by his diplomatic security service agents for several minutes after rocket sirens went off in Tel Aviv, punctuating the war footing the area is on.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
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“War footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20footing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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