After two years of war, the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to heavy casualties.
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More than 200,000 people lost their lives and caused $152 billion in damage.
But two years ago, Western leaders seemed to expect a short-term conflict.
“One of two things: Either we tell stories or have officials almost everywhere in the West told us stories?” says Stéphane Perrault, TVA Nouvelles contributor.
Russia, said to be corrupt and weak, had to quickly put an end to its invasion due to economic sanctions, according to many Western countries, recalls Stefan Biro.
Initially, it was said that unprecedented economic sanctions, almost alone, would do the trick job He stated that we would succeed in strangling the Russian economy so that the country would not be able to support its war effort. But two years on, it has become clear that the Russian economy is not doing so badly: GDP growth has reached 3.6%, while growth in the eurozone remains stagnant.
From a military point of view, the courage of the Ukrainian forces, combined with financial support from NATO, was enough to overcome the Russian army. However, two years later, the latter became well established in Ukraine.
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