It is the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. There's hope. Peace is being negotiated. There's a lot of scepticism and doubt, too, With Mars stationing on the South Node of Ukraine's chart, respectively the Descendant in the chart of the invasion, and turning direct on the day of the anniversary, the transiting South Node conjunct Ukraine's Mars, this does look like a turn of fate. A change in direction, a shift in priorities of allies and enemies.

But does it look like peace? With Pluto on the country's Saturn, opposite Chiron, the transits speak of oppression and painful confrontations. With Mars turning direct in the 7th house it looks more like aggressions ramping up,, at least temporarily. Meanwhile transiting Mercury and Saturn, in a trine to transiting Mars and sextiling Ukraine's Juno and North Node, does hint at serious, constructive negotiations.

With Venus, about to go retrograde, ruling Ukraine's IC, and Uranus in the fourth House, we will see the story about mineral recourses unfold in March and April - having to consider a deal to exchange rate earth and minerals for peace.

With the lunar eclipse on March 14th very close to Ukraine's Mars, things could get more volatile again.around that time. There might be a change in leadership. Unfortunately, those days, too, are looking stressful and oppressive, and not like a peaceful solution.

The astrology confirms how President Zelensky is under severe pressure - with his natal Mars at 0° Leo, he is experiencing the transiting Mars Pluto opposition, which can be considered ongoing since early November, most strongly, turning his Mars return into an immense challenge. He can't get what he wants, what he has been fighting for so courageously. He is up against powers beyond his control. Yet this aspect, also forming a stressful T-square with his natal Chiron, can signify a David against Goliath situation.

As if this wasn't enough, Pluto is approaching his Sun Venus conjunction. The hardship isn't going to let up anytime soon. If his resignation really is on the table, it might happen when Venus retrogrades back over his lunar South Node and progressed MC, while Saturn is on his progressed Sun. This does occur mid-March, at the lunar eclipse.

Hard and crucial times. From this astrological perspective, the situation still looks difficult for Ukraine.