In a couple of brief weeks, on Feb. 24, the world will mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It’s been an extended 4 years, with complete mixed navy casualties — together with killed, lacking and wounded — estimated at between 1.8 million and a couple of million. These numbers embody some 275,000 to 325,000 Russian navy deaths, 100,000 to 140,000 Ukrainian navy deaths and greater than 14,000 verified Ukrainian civilian deaths.
This isn’t a Russian or Ukrainian or European tragedy. It’s a international tragedy.
Nations condemning Russia’s navy actions have imposed and strengthened monetary and financial sanctions towards Moscow. But the struggle has lasted far longer than initially assumed and worldwide consideration and coverage debates have more and more unfold to different geopolitical crises, together with these within the Indo-Pacific. In opposition to this backdrop, renewed consideration should be paid to the truth of burden-sharing amongst superior economies in supporting Ukraine, together with who has contributed, in what kind and to what extent.
