Around 16 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes. Those who stayed in the country must respect the curfew from 23pm until 5am, between periodic blackouts caused by Russian bombings against energy infrastructures, in the middle of winter.
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Many Ukrainians will spend New Year's Eve praying by candlelight, but others want to party all night.
Will it be possible for Ukraine to regain its territory?
For the scientist and analyst based in Washington DC, in the United States, Andrei Piontkovsky, interviewed by with the BBC, Ukraine will win the war by fully recovering its territorial integrity by spring 2023 at the latest.
According to the analyst, two factors lead to this conclusion: the motivation, determination and courage of the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian nation as a whole and the West's new perception of “the magnitude of the historical challenge it faces” in the face of a Russian dictator who for For years it was attended by most of the world's nations with their eyes closed.
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A recent statement by the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, makes this explanation clear:
“The price we pay is in money. While the price Ukrainians pay is in blood. If authoritarian regimes see that force is rewarded, we will all pay a much higher price. And the world will become a more dangerous world for all of us.” (BBC)
And the Russians?
In Vladimir Putin's Russia there seems to be no climate for big celebrations. Moscow canceled its traditional fireworks after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin consulted residents.
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Irina Shapovalova, a nursing home employee, admits that her main wish for 2023 is “a peaceful sky over our heads.”
With AFP
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War in Ukraine: everything you need to know about the conflict
