# Putin could formally declare war on May 9, allowing him to step up his campaign

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-could-formally-declare-war-on-may-9-allowing-him-to-step-up-his-campaign/964093 "2022-05-07T02:07:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-could-formally-declare-war-on-may-9-allowing-him-to-step-up-his-campaign/964093/33 "2022-05-07T07:45:59Z")

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Fine.  
Considering the situation. Yes I do think it is justified. Far more justified than so many military operations undertaken since WW2 by “our side”.  
But I so very much wish that it did not happen.  
My surname happens to be Ukrainian.

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