‘France Has Delivered Almost Nothing’
As the war in Ukraine approaches the six-month mark, much has changed. Since Russia invaded, more than 12 million Ukrainians have been displaced, of whom at least 5 million became refugees across Europe. Several cities and towns, particularly in the country’s central and eastern regions, have been reduced to rubble. Some 5,000 civilian deaths have been recorded, though the true number is thought to be considerably higher. Kyiv estimated last month that it was losing as many as 200 soldiers a day.
Farther afield, Finland and Sweden await the ratification of their applications for membership in NATO, perhaps the most significant expansion of the alliance since the Baltic states joined nearly 20 years ago. Moscow has become still more economically and culturally isolated from much of the Western world.
Some analysts argue that the next six months could present a for Ukraine to win the conflict, predicting that war fatigue will kick in on the and aid from its allies.
