President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the four-year anniversary of the Ukraine war by accusing Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of trying to take over Ukraine, saying he had failed to achieve this and other war goals. We have preserved Ukraine, and we will do everything to achieve peace -- and to ensure there is justice,” Zelensky said in his address. Despite heavy losses, Russian troops have in recent months advanced slowly on the front line, particularly in the eastern Donbas region, which Moscow wants to annex. The grinding four-year war has devastated Ukraine, which even before the fighting was one of the poorest countries in Europe. Russia cast its decision to send troops into Ukraine as a defensive move to halt Ukraine’s ambition to join Nato.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2026 09:11 UTC