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What counts as an ‘invasion’ or as ‘lethal aid’? Here’s what some terms from the Russia-Ukraine crisis really mean.

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A Russian army personnel carrier close to the border with Ukraine, in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on Feb. 22. (For The Washington Post)

Has Russia invaded Ukraine?

Countries and analysts are debating whether the Kremlin’s recognition of separatist enclaves in eastern Ukraine — and deployment of troops there this week — count as the Russian invasion the West has warned about for months.

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