What are endgame scenarios? - The Hindu
The HinduOne year of Russia-Ukraine war | What are endgame scenarios? This week counts one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered attacks across Ukraine, actions that have triggered the biggest military faceoff in Europe since the second world war and has changed the global political and economic landscape - In Moscow this week, President Putin defended his actions - In Kyiv Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was joined by US President Joseph Biden in a message of solidarity. UNGA vote tells us all you need to know about the world one year into the Ukraine Conflict: US and European Allies - More united than when they started - Dealing with energy crisis by diversifying sources to gulf - Support to Ukraine- humanitarian, economic, military - 10th round of EU sanctions on Russia Russia - Controls about one fifth of Ukrainian territory and Has ordered the training of a new batch of conscripts for an offensive this year - Has the full support of only a handful of countries, but is maintaining its ties with all countries other than the West and US Allies. - Russian oil supplies to EU countries has dropped 80% and gas 60%, which means less revenues, but also that Europe has had to diversify sources - Despite that Russia has seen a contraction of about 2.1% only in its economy in the past year-long Global South and Non-Aligned World is divided BRICS divided- with Brazil voting for NAM divided- with Egypt and Indonesia voting for Even India’s neighbourhood was divided- Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal voted in favour of resolution, while Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka abstained with India India India’s position has not changed at all in the past year: At the UN- India continues to abstain India’s ties with Russia have been maintained over the past year - Political- high level meetings continue, excepting PM Modi did not travel to Moscow last year for the annual summit. Pres Putin is invited to Delhi twice this year,for the SCO summit and the G20 summit - Economic ties showed a 400% jump in India’s import of Russian oil, fertilizer and other commodities.