Anniversaries — like birthdays — can be awkward events.
And the more of them you have, the more awkward they become — especially when you’re called upon to mark the onset of the enormous carnage, misery and loss that has been the experience of Ukraine for the last two years.
Almost in passing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — after signing a long-term security assurance package with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday — remarked how 24 months ago, no one expected to be here.
While it was partially a reference to the well-worn assertion that Moscow — and many in the West — had expected a
