Ukraine war news latest: Putin sparks fury after publicly admitting Russia is at ‘war’ for the first time

PUTIN has sparked fury among critics after he admitted that Russia is at ”war” for the first time since he ordered the invasion in February. Over the past ten months, the Kremlin has refused to use the term ”war” and instead referred to the conflict as a “special military operation”. But the Russian President has now used the term for the first time during a public address. During a televised news conference yesterday, Putin said: “Our goal is not to spin this flywheel of a military conflict but, on the contrary, to end this war.” Following his comment, a number of critics have expressed their anger after pointing out that Russians had been jailed for refusing to use the terminology preferred by the Kremlin. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest news…