War in Ukraine: “Putin never accepted our desire for democracy”, asserts Vitali Klitschko. Two years ago today, on February 24, 2022, Ukraine woke up to bombing after the launch of the “special operation” decided by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The invasion of Ukraine today seems bogged down, the front lines are moving very little. For RFI, the former world boxing champion and current mayor of kyiv, looks back on these last two years of war.