LONDON – When Russian troops launched their all-out invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, nobody believed that Ukraine could last for more than just a few weeks.
Yet two years on, Ukraine remains independent and the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, which Russia was so determined to overthrow, not only survived intact but has also not budged from Kyiv, the capital.
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