In the letter, the Ukrainian leader suggested that his country was ready for a ceasefire and an all-for-all prisoner exchange as he called for an end to the full-scale war, which started in February 2022 when Russia launched an invasion into Ukraine.

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many Australians and Ukrainian dual nationals have travelled to Europe to join the war.

Ukraine Invasion 'Strategic Disaster' For Putin Albanese also joined with world leaders to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying Vladimir Putin’s aggression has unified NATO and democratic nations against the Russian government's actions.

“With the Ukraine conflict dragging on, the CCP is weighing the realities of a drawn-out struggle,” he said. “Should an invasion become prolonged, economic resilience will ultimately dictate whether China can sustain the fight,” he said. 

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,070 individuals and entities from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

"Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, increasing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific, and attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East are among the issues affecting both of our regions," she said.

"Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s diplomatic pressure on Greenland have thrust the “Wider North” globally, and the Baltic Sea area regionally, back into the geopolitical spotlight," they wrote.

"We are responding to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine not only with a full-scale defense of human life, but also with full-scale diplomacy," Mr. Zelenskyy said. Leaders including U.S.

of Ukraine.

Moscow’s conditions for ending the conflict, which began with its 2022 invasion of eastern Ukraine, remain largely unchanged.

VTB, Russia's leading bank, and Promsvyazbank, which finances Russia's war machine, were among the lenders removed from Swift as part of the West's sanctions campaign against Moscow in response to its Ukraine invasion.

The Walt Disney Company announced on Monday that it would stop releasing new films in Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Canada also sanctions entities that are involved in the production and repair of military equipment used as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and state-owned enterprises that intimidated and fired employees involved in peaceful protests and strikes

Speaking of Putin, Biden said in March 2022, about a month after the invasion of Ukraine, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."

On the other hand, Ukraine has received military assistance totaling $44 billion from the United States since Russia launched its full-fledged invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

of Ukraine.

Buildings damaged during Russian attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 25, 2025. (Elise Blanchard/Getty Images) The EU has so far imposed 19 packages of sanctions against Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy Urges International Partners to Act Zelenskyy again urged the international community to act decisively to cut off Russia's energy revenues that fund its invasion. Ukraine has so far failed to convince U.S.

It supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine by running a sprawling network of websites impersonating legitimate Western media outlets to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Ukraine will facilitate the transfer of the freed prisoners to European Union territory. Ukraine shares a northern border with Belarus, a border that Russia used to launch part of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Moe also drew a parallel between the attack on Israel and the invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow has justified its invasion of Ukraine by saying it is creating a buffer against Western aggression and taking territory that has historically belonged to Russia.

It comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-month mark.

India has become one of Moscow’s top trading partners since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with nearly $70 billion in annual trade. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has said she'll sue to block Trump from firing her.

The United States voted against a U.N. resolution on Feb. 24 that condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on the third anniversary of the war. The three-page U.N.

Biden had said earlier in April that the Ukraine invasion amounted to genocide but had added that lawyers internationally would have to decide whether or not the invasion met the criteria for genocide.

Moreover, the stock market was shaken following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The S&P 500 fell by around 7 percent in the weeks following the strike.

It’s reasonable to assume that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may trigger the Chinese regime’s potential invasion of Taiwan—and why not?

The bank emerged from growing NATO defence financing pressures following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as governments sought ways to scale industrial capacity and support smaller suppliers beyond traditional procurement and lending models.

that Russia had seized prior to the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.