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Minsk Agreement
Signed after the Russian actions in Crimea in 2014, the agreement was aimed at ensuring a ceasefire and enabling prerequisites to work out a permanent peaceful solution to the geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine. -
Trump sends weapons to Ukraine
Donald Trump agreed to provide Ukraine with $47 million worth of lethal weapons, which included 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles and 37 launchers. -
US-Ukraine launch Black Sea drills
Ukraine and the United States have launch a military exercise in the Black Sea, despite Russian calls to cancel the drills. The Sea Breeze 2021 manoeuvres involved about 30 warships and 40 aircraft from US and its NATO allies and Ukraine. US destroyer Ross has arrived in the Ukrainian port of Odessa for the drills. -
Russia invades Ukraine
Russia launched its "special military operation" in Ukraine citing "de-Nazification" and atrocities against Russian-speakers in the Donbas region.