By Invitation | The war in Ukraine

The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on how to win the war

Technology is the key as the war becomes “positional”, says Valery Zaluzhny

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RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine in February 2022 provoked a global security crisis. The assault on democracy by a morally sick imperial power in the heart of Europe has tilted the balance of power in other parts of the world, including the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The failure of multilateral bodies such as the UN and Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe to maintain order means that Ukraine can only restore its territorial integrity by military force.

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