SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS – Two years in the past at this time, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his armed forces to assault Ukraine. Putin referred to as it a “Particular Navy Operation,” and by a number of accounts he anticipated a swift victory and was shocked by the tenacity of the Ukrainian resistance and unified response of the NATO alliance. One 12 months in the past, on the primary anniversary of the warfare, Ukraine might rely a number of battlefield achievements: a profitable protection of the capital, Kyiv, within the early days of the warfare; late-2022 routs of the Russians in Kharkhiv and Kherson; big charges of Russian casualties; and a sturdy mix of monetary, navy and political help from the U.S. and Europe.
The two-year anniversary is a much more sober event for Ukraine. The frontline momentum has shifted, the current Russian victory at Avdiivka has raised fears of additional setbacks, and the massively impactful provide chain of American navy help is threatened by fraying help within the U.S. Congress.
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