That vladimir putin may be preparing for formally declare war on ukraine within six days. and this move would enable the full mobilization of russia s reserve forces. until now, putin has only called the invasion a special military operation. here s the state department s assessment of this. i would add that would be a great irony if moscow used the occasion of victory day to declare war, which in itself would allow them to surge concrypts in a way they re not able to do now. in a way that would be tantamount to revealing to the world that their war effort is failing. that they are floundering. in their military campaign and military objectives. but i m quite confident they ll be hearing more from moscow leading up to may 9th. and i m quite confident you ll be hearing more from the united states and our nato partners in