@RealScottRitter As Putin learned in the streets of St. Petersburg, “If there’s going to be a fight, throw the first punch.” 24 Feb 2022, to protect ethnic Russians in the Donbass, Russia launched the SMO with 90,000 troops. It was not a "full scale invasion." Timeline of the Ukraine War: https://t.co/ggjgEEvE2c

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@RealScottRitter As Putin learned in the streets of St. Petersburg, “If there’s going to be a fight, throw the first punch.” 24 Feb 2022, to protect ethnic Russians in the Donbass, Russia launched the SMO with 90,000 troops. It was not a "full scale invasion." Timeline of the Ukraine War: https://t.co/ggjgEEvE2c
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Alan Watson [@DietHeartNews]. (2025, February 19). @RealScottRitter As Putin learned in the streets of St. Petersburg, “If there’s going to be a fight, throw the first punch.” 24 Feb 2022, to protect ethnic Russians in the Donbass, Russia launched the SMO with 90,000 troops. It was not a “full scale invasion.” Timeline of the Ukraine War: https://t.co/ggjgEEvE2c [Tweet]. Twitter. https://x.com/DietHeartNews/status/1892314109980409924