00:01Tuesday marks exactly four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
00:07On the anniversary, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country has preserved its
00:12statehood, while allies promised continued support and peace on Kyiv's terms. Talks between Kyiv
00:18and Moscow were relaunched last year by the United States, but have so far failed to stop the fighting.
00:3012 years from the beginning of the aggression of Russia, for someone's whole life.
00:36Of course, we all want, to be the war ended, but no one will not allow, to be the end
00:42of Ukraine.
00:43We want a strong and strong peace, long and long.
00:47Putin did not reach his own goals, did not destroy Ukrainians, did not make it in this war.
00:54No, we protected Ukraine, and we will do everything to achieve peace, and to be the right.
01:03Leaders of Ukraine's allies, including European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, Finnish
01:08President Alexander Stüb, and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson traveled to Ukraine to mark
01:14the anniversary.
01:15Many European countries are increasing their defense spending in anticipation of a possible
01:21confrontation with Russia. Over the past years, Moscow often threatened Europe while
01:26refusing to come to an agreement over its invasion of Ukraine.
01:30The fallout from the war has been immense. The higher end of the estimated number of soldiers
01:36killed, wounded or missing on both sides is 1.8 million, of which Russia suffered around 1.2
01:43million casualties. Meanwhile, 2025 marked the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine,
01:49Ukraine. And this winter, the country suffered the worst energy crisis since the start of the invasion.
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