Ukraine operates four nuclear power plants, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant—Europe’s largest—which has been under Russian control since shortly after the full-scale invasion began in 2022.
Both Slovakia and Hungary rely on Russian oil and gas, a point of contention between other European Union bloc nations and Washington after sanctions were imposed on Moscow after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
This year's G20 summit is also likely to see debate on the wording of the leaders' final statement on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Russia also present at the summit.
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and is currently in the process of agreeing on a 20th round.
Ukraine fights for survival. If countries stop supporting Russia, Putin's invasion would soon come to an end. If countries stop supporting Ukraine, Ukraine could soon come to an end," Blinken said.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has faced significant sanctions from Western nations, particularly targeting its energy and financial sectors. Despite this, Russia’s economy has remained remarkably resilient.
Polish airspace has been violated several times since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but there has been nothing on the scale of Wednesday’s violations in Poland or in any other NATO country.
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August 16, 2025By Andrew Thornebrooke, Ryan Morgan
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has committed over $19.5 billion in total assistance to Ukraine, including $4.5 billion in military aid, according to government figures.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Lavrov of lying to justify prolonging a war that Putin started when he ordered an invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
Yoon said on Nov. 7 that South Korea would not rule out the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine if North Korean troops participate in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow accuses London of stoking the Ukraine war and British intelligence of helping Ukraine to mount a series of operations deep inside Russia.
Britain casts the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an imperial-style landgrab by Moscow.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, India’s geopolitical importance became more pronounced. Both Russia and China sought to engage New Delhi more actively, though India maintained a carefully balanced and independent stance.
Russia began its invasion of eastern Ukraine in early 2022. The conflict, which shows little sign of ending soon, will enter its third year late next month.
“Another reason is to retaliate against the European Union’s sanctions on it [for its invasion of Ukraine] and to put pressure on China not to cooperate with the West,” he said.
Canada is adding 10 people and 153 entities to its sanctions list, with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine set to pass the second-year mark this weekend.
China, a major trading partner but also rival of Germany, has stood by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, causing friction with Western powers over the conflict.
"A key element of our common foreign and security policy is the clear condemnation of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and support for Ukraine in achieving a just and lasting peace," Costa said.
