From our special correspondents Vincent Joly (text) and Louis Palou / Courtesy of VU’ Pulitzer Center (photos)
On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and was resurrected at dawn on the 21st.e century, the ghosts of the dark hours of the XXe. European societies, surprised by this aggression, suddenly saw the return of the threat that they thought had been banished from their territory for good: war. But not in Finland.
For this Scandinavian country, wrongly associated with Scandinavia, this invasion was neither a surprise nor a manifestation of the ghosts of a past that was thought to be invented. While the rest of the continent celebrated a summer of nearly eighty years of peace, disbanded its regular armies and concentrated on operations far abroad, Finland experienced what others seemed to have forgotten: winter always comes back. Because in these lands hardened by arctic cold and darkness, a scar remains…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.