The war that Russia started in Ukraine, which has turned the rules and principles underlying European security upside down, will soon complete its third year. Putin’s expectation when he embarked upon this war was that Ukraine would quickly bow to this fait accompli, like what happened in Georgia in 2008, and a pro-Russian administration would come to power in Kyiv. Not only did this expectation not come true, but Ukraine, under the leadership of Zelenskyy, has so far demonstrated resilience and resistance challenging Russia on the battlefield and prevent it from achieving the expected result politically.