Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, peace still seems far away. The talks, led by the United States, have stalled due to the intransigence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Published on: 02/27/2026 - 10:46

Four years of war. On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin's Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. With an estimated death toll of more than 500,000, this conflict is the deadliest on the European continent since the Second World War.

On the ground, technology has radically transformed the nature of combat: drones are now responsible for 80 to 90% of human losses.

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On the diplomatic level, peace still seems distant: the talks, led under the aegis of the United States, have stalled in the face of Vladimir Putin's intransigence.

At the same time, the European Union will grant a loan of 90 billion euros to Ukraine "one way or another", despite Hungary's blockage, assured the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the fact that Vladimir Putin had "not achieved his war objectives" nor "broken the Ukrainians" despite the high-intensity fighting and daily bombardments of the country by Moscow.

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Stellina is a cartoonist based in Taipei, Taiwan. A regular contributor to the English-speaking media The News Lens International since 2017, she is also a member of the international Cartoon Movement network.

Cartooning for Peace is an international network of cartoonists committed to promoting, through the universality of press cartoons, freedom of expression, human rights and mutual respect between populations of different cultures or beliefs.

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