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Armed conflicts and attacks. 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. War in Donbas. The United States Embassy in Kyiv calls on Russia to "fully comply" with the ceasefire in Donbas after pro-Russian forces shelled the strategic Hnutove entry-exit checkpoint and a humanitarian road corridor.
2022 Brazil floods and landslides. 2022 Petrópolis floods. At least 117 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. It is the heaviest rainfall registered in the city since 1932. List of fatal shark attacks in Australia. A man is killed in a shark attack off Little Bay, Sydney, Australia.
The mention of red lines has been in everyday use since the beginning of the renewed Ukraine conflict to justify the war. In February 2022, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation stated that the United States and its Western partners had crossed a red line concerning Ukraine, which resulted in consequence of Russia having to undertake its "Special Military Operation" against ...
The United States has supplied more than $27 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on Feb. 24, including over 1,600 Stinger anti-aircraft rocket systems, 8,500 ...
Russia annexed part of Ukraine in 2014 and launched a full-scale invasion in 2022. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told U.S. allies it’s “unrealistic” for Ukraine to expect a return to its ...
[24] [25] On 27 February 2022, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2623 (2022), calling for an emergency special session to examine the matter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [26] Eleven members of the Security Council voted in favour, with Russia voting against and China, India, and the United Arab Emirates abstaining.
Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine ; COVID-19 pandemic in Russia (initially) 28 January – 20th Russian Golden Eagle Awards ceremony; 3 February – in retaliation to Germany's broadcasting regulator's decision to ban transmission of the Russian state-run RT Deutsch channel over a lack of a broadcasting license, the Russian foreign ministry said that it would shut down Deutsche Welle's ...
[1] [2] Albania and the United States introduced the resolution before the United Nations Security Council, which adopted it on 27 February 2022. [3] [4] Russia voted against while China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstained. As this was a procedural resolution, no permanent member could exercise their veto power.