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From the envoy to Kiev. A month after the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s troops, the only certainty is that the blitzkrieg did not happen. Nor is it certain that in Putin’s mind, now almost completely unpredictable, there was really the idea of conducting a lightning-fast operation. And so the night between 23 and 24 February became the longest night in contemporary history, not only for Ukraine but also for Europe and the West who woke up the next morning in a near war after 77 years. , that is, from the end of the Second World War.