Russia hoped to overthrow Ukraine's pro-Western government, but Moscow's war has dragged on for more than four years.

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order.

Since February 24, 2022, the Russia–Ukraine war has been a constantly shifting conflict, with Russian territorial control swinging between rapid advances and Ukrainian counteroffensives. Analysts categorize areas as fully controlled,

There is elite deadlock: they are afraid to become scapegoats for a meaningless war,” says a former Russian government advisor.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its fifth year, experts warn of the profound and systemic damage it is inflicting on the global political and economic order.

The Russian foreign minister noted that "nowhere in the world, in no country between conflicting parties, be it the Arab-Israeli conflict or any other, there is anyone banning each other's languages" MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. Russia will demand a ...