Why didn't Putin declare war on us? Questions and answers with Oleg Pokalchuk

11.05.2022, 11:00 en.lb.ua

We continue a new permanent column "questions and answers" with Oleg Pokalchuk, the military psychologist, expert in the field of information and psychological operations and counterintelligence protection. Everyone expected a new session of intimidation from Putin on May 9. We were waiting for the declaration of war, the announcement of mobilization and so on. Why didn't anything like that happen? Dates are really important for propaganda, because the whole Moscow propaganda doctrine is built on such a mystical-Nazi sacredness. With the help of dates, you can explain to your population why an event is happening at this time, or why something needs to be done by this time. But for this to work, clear material grounds are needed.