1、CENTRE FOR EASTERN STUDIESwww.osw.waw.plOSW CommentaryThe views expressed by the authors of the papers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Polish authorities.EDITORS:Adam Eberhardt,Wojciech Konoczuk,Katarzyna Kazimierska,Szymon SztykTRANSLATION:OSWDTP:Wojciech MakowskiCentre for Eastern Studie
2、sul.Koszykowa 6a,00-564 Warsaw,Polandtel.:(+48)22 525 80 00,infoosw.waw.pl www.osw.waw.plUkraine:100 days of existential warTadeusz IwaskiPresident Volodymyr Zelenskys decision to stay in Kyiv after the start of the Russian invasion on 24February and his immediate assumption of leadership in defendi
3、ng the country on the very first day of the war made him the leader around whom society and most of the politi-cal elite consolidated.His attitude fully reflected the public mood.Together with the armys effective resistance,it allowed Ukraine,despite losing control over part of its territories in th
4、e east and south of the country(atotal of around 80,000km2),to maintain its sovereignty,the functionality of its state institutions and prevent the Kremlin from achieving its original military and political objectives.The 100 days of effective resistance is anundoubted success.Ithas boosted the prid