Who started the war in Ukraine?
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U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. Trump claimed on Feb. 18 that Ukraine "should have never started" the war. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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10 years of war: A timeline of Russia’s decade-long aggression against Ukraine
Almost immediately following the end of the EuroMaidan Revolution in Ukraine in February 2014, Russia swiftly moved to annex and occupy the Crimean Peninsula. Within a couple of months, unrest erupted in eastern Ukraine followed by Russian-backed militias taking over administrative buildings. The…
Kateryna Denisova
