Key events in the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, saying he wants to "de-Nazify" the country.
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This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on their "X" social media account shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) arriving in Saudi Arabia prior to a meeting with US Secretary of State in Riyad on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
