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Heavily sanctioned Russia, whose economy has been put on a war footing for the last couple of years, will also be relishing the possibility that sanctions could be lifted as part of a peace deal.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Russian planners may also have assumed that Ukraine’s forces would not be ready because the Ukrainian government did not move to a war footing until a few weeks before the invasion.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2023
The debate has grown more fierce since Israel launched its invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7 terror attack, which has put the country on a war footing for nearly six months with the prospect of more to come.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Renault has become the latest EV group to place itself on a war footing with Chinese Tesla-killer BYD, and the French carmaker’s boss is harking back to the 1940s for a plan to help Europe’s carmakers fight off rising threats from the Far East.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Russian planners may also have assumed that Ukraine’s forces would not be ready because the Ukrainian government did not move to a war footing until a few weeks before the invasion.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2023
The debate has grown more fierce since Israel launched its invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7 terror attack, which has put the country on a war footing for nearly six months with the prospect of more to come.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Renault has become the latest EV group to place itself on a war footing with Chinese Tesla-killer BYD, and the French carmaker’s boss is harking back to the 1940s for a plan to help Europe’s carmakers fight off rising threats from the Far East.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
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“War footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20footing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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