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‘Ukraine endures’: SIPA panel weighs on Ukraine’s future nearing four years of war

The panel, which featured SIPA lecturer and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, came as negotiators continued discussions in Abu Dhabi.

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“Ukraine is resisting since four years, and I want to underline here that the soldiers who die on the front line are Ukrainian soldiers,” Bonnefont said.

By Ria Vasishtha • February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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Giuliano warned against treating Ukrainian resilience as an expectation, saying many are “exhausted from the war” after years of fighting.

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Ukraine’s pushback of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was “a remarkable historic event in warfare,” Cavoli said.