So long as Russian forces are anywhere near Ukraine we will see weekly WH declarations that invasion is imminent so that if it does happen the WH will say, “we told you so.”
From Orwell’s 1984:
“That was before the war, of course.”
“Which war was that?” said Winston.
“It’s all wars,” said the old man vaguely.
Warfare is so constant in Oceania that one war blends with another.